New_York_Zendo_Shobo-Ji

New York Zendo Shobo-Ji

New York Zendo Shobo-Ji

Religious establishment in New York City

New York Zendo Shobo-Ji, or Temple of True Dharma, is a Rinzai zen practice facility.[1] It is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York, in the United States. It is operated by the Zen Studies Society. Founded on September 15, 1968, by Zen master Soen Nakagawa Roshi and Eido Tai Shimano Roshi, the building was converted from a garage, formerly a carriage house. Eido Tai Shimano Roshi, now deceased, was the founding abbot. He was succeeded on January 1, 2011, by Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi, who retired in202 and was replaced as Abbot by Chigan-kutsu Kyo-On Dokuro Jaeckel Roshi. The temple is affiliated with Dai Bosatsu Zendo in upstate New York.

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New York Zendo offers daily zazen and chanting services; monthly all-day sits and weekend sesshin providing teisho, dokusan, Dharma talks and practice interviews; and other related events.

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    Jeff Wilson (24 June 2014). The Buddhist Guide to New York: Where to Go, What to Do, and How to Make the Most of the Fantastic Resources in the Tri-State Area. St. Martin's Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1-46-687428-2.
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