Havredal Zendo

Havredal Zendo
Havredal Zendo internal
Religion
AffiliationRinzai Zen Buddhism
Location
LocationStendalsvej 19, DK7470, Karup
CountryDenmark
Architecture
FounderChoan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen)
Completed2015
Website
buddhistisksamfund.dk/

Havredal Zendo (English: Oats Vally Zendo) - Cho-An is a Buddhist temple, in the Rinzai Zen tradition, founded by Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen). Cho-An is the first Zen temple building to be established in Denmark.

Denko first became interested in Zen Buddhism in the late sixties in Denmark. He went to Ryutaku-ji in Japan, where he met Soen Nakagawa. Later he became a student of Soen's successor, Eido Shimano. Denko was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest on July 4, 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Eido in 2002.[1][2][3]

Denko later broke with Eido Shimano and became an independent teacher.

Denko is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.[4]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hendler
  2. ^ James
  3. ^ Ciolek
  4. ^ American Zen Teachers Association

References[edit]

  • American Zen Teachers Association. "Members List".
  • Ciolek, T. Matthew. "Hakuin School of Zen Buddhism". www.ciolek.com. Canberra: Asia Pacific Research Online.
  • Ford, James Ishmael (2006), Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-509-8
  • Hendler, Marc (2003), "Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji News", The Newsletter of the Zen Studies Society, Spring / Summer: 16

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