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'''Tassajara Zen Mountain Center''', or '''Zenshinji''', was established in ] as the first ] ] ] monastery in the ] by ]. '''Tassajara Zen Mountain Center''', or '''Zenshinji''' was established in 1966 by ] in the ] area of ]'s ], east of ], as the first ] ] ] ] in the ].


Tassajara is part of the ], which consists of two other practice centers, including '''Beginner's Mind Temple''', also known as '''City Center''', which is located in San Francisco, and ], also known as '''Green Dragon Temple''', which is located in Muir Beach, Marin County. Tassajara is part of the ], which also includes Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) in ], and ] (Green Dragon Temple) in ], ], northwest of the city.


⚫ Tassjara is known for the rigor of its practice and the maturity of its students and teaching staff.{{fact}} It is highly respected within the American Zen community, in Japan, and internationally.{{fact}} Many of its students are Zen teachers from Zen centers in other countries.{{fact}}
Tassajara is set in a remote and secluded wilderness region of northern California, the ] area of ], thirty miles east of Big Sur.


⚫ The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is open to the public each year from April to September.
⚫ Tassjara is known for the rigor of its practice and the maturity of its students and teaching staff. It is highly respected within the Zen community of the United States and Japan, but also internationally. Many students are Zen teachers from Zen centers in other countries.


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Tassajara accepts a select number of new students each year who must demonstrate both maturity of practice and strength of mind. People contemplating an application are encouraged to do at least one practice period at another practice center first. Many past and current residents first practice at ] or the City Center of ].
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In exchange for working during the summer guest season, residents earn both a year-long stipend and credits to partipate in the fall and spring monastic training periods.

⚫ Tassajara that is open to the public from April to September. For more information, visit www.sfzc.com.


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This article is about the monastery. For the geological structure, see Tassajara Formation.

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, or Zenshinji was established in 1966 by Shunryu Suzuki in the Ventana Wilderness area of California's Los Padres National Forest, east of Big Sur, as the first Soto Zen Buddhist monastery in the United States.

Tassajara is part of the San Francisco Zen Center, which also includes Beginner's Mind Temple (City Center) in San Francisco, and Green Gulch Farm (Green Dragon Temple) in Muir Beach, Marin County, northwest of the city.

Tassjara is known for the rigor of its practice and the maturity of its students and teaching staff. It is highly respected within the American Zen community, in Japan, and internationally. Many of its students are Zen teachers from Zen centers in other countries.

The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is open to the public each year from April to September.

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