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Getting ready for the Ojukai ceremonies

Ojukai is our school's traditional ceremony through which the the precepts are transmitted to the four assemblies: monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen. It will take place for the first time in Kanshoji, June 1st - 5th, 2019. Several European sanghas…
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Meetings for the preparation of the future Ojukai ceremonies

Last December, several of us visited the Chuoji monastery in Japan. There we met the Venerable Dônin Minamisawa Roshi, founder of the monastery Kanshoji and supporter of the Ojukai project in Europe. We have started to work with his assistants…
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Hossenshiki of Kôsen Carole Servan

Hossenshiki, Dharma fight, is a very special moment in the life of monk or nun of the Soto Zen tradition… This ceremony takes place during ango (training period of several months), ango during which the monk or nun holds the function…
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Ojukai at the temple of the Gendronnière

This is an exceptional event that has happened, for the first time in Europe, in its traditional form at the temple of the Gendronnière, at the beginning of June. Almost 150 monks, nuns and lay people lived there for five days of continuous…
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Shinsanshiki and hossenshiki ceremonies at La Gendronnière temple

In souvenir of the ceremony of Shinsanshiki, during which Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure officially took the position of abbot of the temple of La Gendronnière, here is master Deshimaru’s poem that he mentioned at that occasion. Peace in the…
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Hossenshiki of Yushin Christophe Guillet

Yushin Christophe Guillet's hossenshiki ceremony was held on February 22nd, confirming his position as first among the monks. Reverend Igarashi Takuzo Roshi came from Japan to preside over the ceremony. The Reverend, Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure…
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The great celebrations of March 2013

A flower opens... Another step taken in Kanshoji zen monastery's development... A seed germinates, a plant grows, giving fruits, which in turn give seeds... March 5th-6th, 2013, under the high benevolence of Donin Minamizawa roshi, we…
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