In 1977, in response to Master Dong Chu's dying instructions, Master Sheng Yen returned to Taiwan to take over as administrator for monastic affairs at the Chung-Hwa Buddhist Cultural Institute as well as the Nung Chan Monastery and Temple.
1977 年，聖嚴法師奉東初老人遺命，返回台灣繼承「中華佛教文化館」及農禪寺法務。