Toronto Zen Center

Toronto Zen Center

Infobox Buddhist temple
name = Toronto Zen Center


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denomination = Sanbo Kyodan
founded = 1972
incorporated = 1986
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founder = Philip Kapleau
teacher =
director =
roshi =
abbot = Sesei Taigen Henderson
priest = Sensei Sunyana Graef
rinpoche =
reverend =
address = 33 High Park Gardens, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1S8
country = Canada
phone = (416) 766-3400
website = [http://www.torontozen.org/ http://www.torontozen.org]
The Toronto Zen Center" (or, Toronto Zen Centre"'), is a Sanbo Kyodan Zen Buddhist practice center in Toronto, Ontario. It is modeled after the Rochester Zen Center.They offer introductory workshops in Zen Buddhism. The Toronto Zen Center offers a couple of unique Buddhist course in Loving Kindness Meditation and periodically offers Mastering Breath Awareness or an MBA.

Foundation

Founded initially by Philip Kapleau in 1972 as the Toronto Buddhist Center, the center went on to eventually be incorporated as the Toronto Zen Center in 1986. [Wilson] Currently the abbot of the Vermont Zen Center - Sensi Sunyana Graef [Snelling, 156] (Dharma heir of Philip Kapleau [Ford, 160] ) is directing the center's spiritual path while Sensi Taigen Henderson is the Abbot or Roshi of the center [Wilson] .

ee also

*Buddhism in Canada
*Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
*Zen Center

Notes

References

*cite book| last =Friedman| first =Lenore| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Meetings With Remarkable Women: Buddhist Teachers in America| publisher =Shambhala| date =2000| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 1570624747
*cite book| last =Snelling| first =John| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism| publisher =Beacon Press| date =1998| location =| pages =156| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 978-0807073094
*cite book| last =Wilson| first =Jeff| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching | publisher =Inner Traditions| date =1999| location =| pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn = 978-0892817610
*cite book| last =Ford| first =James Ishmael| authorlink =James Ishmael Ford| coauthors =| title =Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen| publisher =Wisdom Publications| date =2006| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70174891&referer=one_hit| doi =| id = | isbn = 0861715098


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