Chogye International Zen Center
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Chogye International Zen Center is a Kwan Um School of Zen
practice center founded by Seung Sahn
in 1975, located in New York City
. The center offers a daily practice regimen, as well as retreats and workshops. Wu Kwang
is the guiding teacher and resident Zen Master
, the abbot is Steven Cohen.
Kwan Um School of Zen
The Kwan Um School of Zen is an international school of Zen centers and groups, founded in 1983 by Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim. The school's international head temple is located at the Providence Zen Center in Cumberland, Rhode Island, which was founded in 1972 shortly after Seung Sahn first came to...
practice center founded by Seung Sahn
Seung Sahn
Seung Sahn Haeng Won Dae Soen-sa , born Dok-In Lee, was a Korean Jogye Seon master and founder of the international Kwan Um School of Zen—the largest Zen institution present in the Western world. He was the seventy-eighth teacher in his lineage...
in 1975, located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The center offers a daily practice regimen, as well as retreats and workshops. Wu Kwang
Wu Kwang
Wu Kwang Soen Sa Nim , born Richard Shrobe, is head Zen teacher at Chogye International Zen Center of New York, a practice center of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Before coming to Zen practice Richard studied Hinduism under Swami Satchidananda. He is a social worker who incorporates Gestalt therapy in...
is the guiding teacher and resident Zen Master
Zen master
Zen master is an umbrella title sometimes used to refer to an individual who has been recognized by an authorized Zen lineage holder and teacher as having met his or her own teacher's standards of realization or insight. These standards vary widely in different traditions, and may vary among...
, the abbot is Steven Cohen.
See also
- Cambridge Zen CenterCambridge Zen CenterCambridge Zen Center is an urban meditation center in Cambridge, Massachusetts close to Harvard University, part of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Free meditation training and dharma talks are offered to the public and the Zen Center also provides a large residential training program.-See also:*...
- List of Zen centers in the United States
- MusangsaMusangsaMusangsa is a Zen Buddhist temple near Daejeon, South Korea, an affiliate of the Kwan Um School of Zen. The temple holds various silent retreats throughout the year and is open to guests on Saturdays at the approval of the head abbot. The temple also hosts many foreign practitioners of the Kwan Um...
- Providence Zen CenterProvidence Zen CenterProvidence Zen Center is the international headquarters for the Kwan Um School of Zen and the first Zen center established by Seung Sahn in the United States in October 1972. The PZC offers residential training where students and teachers live together under one roof, which was one of the...
- Tel Aviv Zen CenterTel Aviv Zen CenterTel Aviv Zen Center is a Kwan Um School of Zen practice center located in Israel, and is the sole Zen center in the Middle East affiliated with the school. The center was established in 1999, and the guiding teacher is Revital Dan.-See also:...
- Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United StatesTimeline of Zen Buddhism in the United StatesBelow is a timeline of important events regarding Zen Buddhism in the United States. Dates with "?" are approximate.-Early history:* 1893: Soyen Shaku comes to the United States to lecture at the World Parliament of Religions held in Chicago...