An , or , is a
Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of
Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days. The practice during ango consists of meditation (
zazen), study, and work (
samu
Samu or SAMU may refer to:
Places
* Samu, Sierra Leone
* Samu, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
* As-Samu, a town in the Hebron Governorate of the West Bank
* Samu, Sarawak, Malaysia, a settlement near Kerangan Pinggai
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(作務)).
Ango is typically held twice a year, the first period from spring to summer and the second period from fall to winter. The word ''ango'' literally translates as "dwelling in peace"; the summer ango is referred to as ''ge-ango'' and the winter period is ''u-ango''. Additionally, some monasteries and Zen centers hold just one ango per year.
[Maezumi, 173] Concerning Zen practice in the
United States, author Ellen Birx writes,
See also
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Kyol Che''
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Sesshin''
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Zazen''
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Vassa''
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