Mount Baldy Zen Center (MBZC) is a
Rinzai
The Rinzai school ( ja, , Rinzai-shū, zh, t=臨濟宗, s=临济宗, p=Línjì zōng) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (along with Sōtō and Ōbaku). The Chinese Linji school of Chan was first transmitted to Japan by Myōan E ...
Zen
monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which ...
of the Nyorai-nyokyo sect, located in the
San Gabriel Mountains
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of the
Angeles National Forest
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region on and founded in 1971 by
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki
, Roshi (April 1, 1907 – July 27, 2014) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher who sought to tailor his teachings to westerners, he lived in Los Angeles, United States. Joshu Sasaki opened dozens of centres and was founder and head abbot of the Mou ...
. The monastery — once a
Boy Scout
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camp — became famous when
musician
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Leonard Cohen joined the community in 1994. The monastery served as residence for
Sasaki
Sasaki () is the 13th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are 佐咲, 佐佐木 and 笹木. Notable people with the surname include:
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*, Japanese figure skater
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, and is the training center for monastics in his lineage. Other centers in Sasaki's network, including Rinzai-ji, offer the opportunity to practice
Zen to
laypeople in the lineage. Sasaki died in 2014 at the age of 107.
Gallery
Image:Mount Baldy Zen Center zendo.jpg,
Image:Mount Baldy Zen Center Cabins1.jpg,
Image:Mount Baldy Zen Center kitchen.jpg,
Image:Mount Baldy Zen Center Meditation Path.jpg,
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 ...
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Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
Notes
References
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External links
Image of Zen Buddhist monks and students walking to lunch at Mt. Baldy Zen Center, California,1973.Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Zen centers in California
Buddhist temples in California
Myoshin-ji temples
Religious buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California
San Gabriel Mountains
Religious organizations established in 1971
1971 establishments in California
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