Dharma Field Zen Center (Dharma Field Meditation and Learning Center) is a
Zen Buddhist community that offers daily meditation, sesshins, Sunday morning Dharma talks, and a large web archive.
A multi-year curriculum explores the foundation studies of
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
,
Nagarjuna
Nāgārjuna . 150 – c. 250 CE (disputed)was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist thinker, scholar-saint and philosopher. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers.Garfield, Jay L. (1995), ''The Fundamental Wisdom of ...
,
Dōgen, and the wisdom teachings of the
Mahayana
''Mahāyāna'' (; "Great Vehicle") is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices. Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in India (c. 1st century BCE onwards) and is considered one of the three main existing bra ...
.
Head teacher
Steve Hagen and Dharma teacher Norm Randolph are Dharma heirs of
Dainin Katagiri
Jikai , was a Sōtō Zen priest and teacher, and the founding abbot of Minnesota Zen Meditation Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he served from 1972 until his death from cancer in 1990. He is also the founder of Hokyoji Zen Practice Comm ...
. Former head teacher Bev Forsman and former Dharma teacher Lee Register are Dharma heirs of Steve Hagen.
Dharma Field is located in the former St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Gallery
File:Randolph-crop-20120916.jpg, Norm Randolph in 2012
Notes
See also
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Buddhism in the United States
The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhist groups within the United States, including Asian Americans, Asian-American Buddhists born into the faith, who comprise the largest percentage of Buddhists in the country.
American Budd ...
External links
Dharma Field
Religious organizations established in 1997
Buddhism in Minnesota
Zen centers in the United States
Religious buildings and structures in Minneapolis
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