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| − | Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, or International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, is a [[Rinzai]] [[Monastery]] and [[Retreat]] center located in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Maintained by the [[Zen]] Studies Society, Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji is led by Shinge-Shitsu Roko Sherry Chayat. Located on 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) near Beecher Lake in a deciduous forest region, Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji was established on July 4, 1976. The site offers daily services which include [[Zazen]], [[Chanting]] and [[Samu]] (work). Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji also offers traditional [[Ango]] — "a three-month period of intensive [[Spiritual]] training in a [[Zen]] [[Monastery]] during the rainy season in summer" — in addition to weeklong sesshins and weekend retreats throughout the year. The [[Monastery]] site is located atop a 2-mile (3.2 km) drive that passes through "[[Sangha]] Meadow", a cemetery for housing the cremated remains of deceased [[Sangha]] members (including a portion of the ashes of Soen Nakagawa). | + | [[Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji]], or International [[Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji]], is a [[Rinzai]] [[Monastery]] and [[Retreat]] center located in the Catskill Mountains of upstate {{Wiki|New York}}. Maintained by the [[Zen]] Studies {{Wiki|Society}}, [[Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji]] is led by Shinge-Shitsu Roko Sherry Chayat. Located on 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) near Beecher Lake in a deciduous {{Wiki|forest}} region, [[Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji]] was established on July 4, 1976. The site offers daily services which include [[Zazen]], [[Chanting]] and [[Samu]] (work). [[Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji]] also offers [[traditional]] [[Ango]] — "a three-month period of intensive [[Spiritual]] training in a [[Zen]] [[Monastery]] during the rainy season in summer" — in addition to weeklong sesshins and weekend [[retreats]] throughout the year. The [[Monastery]] site is located atop a 2-mile (3.2 km) drive that passes through "[[Sangha]] Meadow", a cemetery for housing the {{Wiki|cremated}} {{Wiki|remains}} of deceased [[Sangha]] members (including a portion of the ashes of Soen Nakagawa). |
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Latest revision as of 07:32, 17 September 2013
Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, or International Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji, is a Rinzai Monastery and Retreat center located in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. Maintained by the Zen Studies Society, Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji is led by Shinge-Shitsu Roko Sherry Chayat. Located on 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) near Beecher Lake in a deciduous forest region, Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji was established on July 4, 1976. The site offers daily services which include Zazen, Chanting and Samu (work). Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji also offers traditional Ango — "a three-month period of intensive Spiritual training in a Zen Monastery during the rainy season in summer" — in addition to weeklong sesshins and weekend retreats throughout the year. The Monastery site is located atop a 2-mile (3.2 km) drive that passes through "Sangha Meadow", a cemetery for housing the cremated remains of deceased Sangha members (including a portion of the ashes of Soen Nakagawa).
