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| Daihonzan Chozen-ji | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Rinzai |
| Location | |
| Location | 3565 Kalihi Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96819 |
| Country | United States |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Tenshin Tanouye, Omori Sogen |
| Website | |
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Daihonzan Chozen-ji (大本山超禅寺) is a Rinzai Zen temple located in Kalihi Valley on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It was established in 1972 by Omori Sogen and Tenshin Tanouye.
History
In 1970 Omori Sogen and Tenshin Tanouye met in Japan. Tanouye, a music teacher at Farrington High School, trained with Sogen in Japan during summer vacations. Together they established the framework for Chozen-ji and its unique perspective on Zen, combining meditation, martial arts, and fine art.
In 1976 Chozen-ji moved to its current location in the back of Kalihi Valley.
In 1979 Omori Sogen established Chozen-ji as a Daihonzan, the main temple and headquarters of a new line of Zen. This made Chozen-ji the "first Rinzai headquarters temple established outside of Japan."
The temple has been popular among Hawaii's business and political elites, as well as welcoming people from all walks of life and religious affiliations.
Training approach
Spiritual training at Chozen-ji is integrated with the practice of martial and fine arts, such as archery, ceramics and kendo. It is highly physical, with an emphasis on breath and posture.
Chozen-ji was established as a place to bring shugyō (the deepest possible spiritual training) to the West and cultivate kiai, or vibration, in every aspect of life.
Abbot
The founding abbot was Tenshin Tanouye. The current abbot is Daian Sayama.
Activities
Chozen-ji hosts daily zazen and holds regular fine arts and martial arts classes.
References
- ^ Rees, Robert M. (June 13, 2004). "Way of Zen enlightens followers in Kalihi Valley". The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ Cheng, Martha (July 2018). "Kalihi Zen". Hana Hou!. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
- Dogen, Hosokawa (1999). Omori Sogen: The Art of a Zen Master. Routledge. p. 82. ISBN 9780710305886. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- "Hawai'i Zen master Tanouye dies". The Honolulu Advertiser. January 18, 2003. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ Greene, Gordon (2017). Masuda & O'Donahue (ed.). Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health. Springer International Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-3-319-54593-6.
- ^ Tanigawa, Noe. "Chozen-ji: Art as Spirit Practice". Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- "Honolulu's Unique Zen Archery School Teaches Enlightened Way to Reach Target". LA Times. 5 April 1987.