Shinnyoji Tempio Sōtō Zen ‐ Centro Zen Firenze
Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 171
50134 Firenze
Italy
Email: info@zenfirenze.it
Website: www.zenfirenze.it
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Shinnyoji Temple was founded in September 2004 by Rev. Anna Maria Shinnyo Marradi and officially recognised by Rev. Ryūshin Azuma Rōshi, the 72nd Abbot of Daijōji Monastery in Kanazawa in Japan as “Shinnyoji Daijōji Italy Betsuin” which in English means, “Temple of Truth, as it is, Italian Branch of Daijōji Monastery”. The Temple is in association with the Italian Buddhist Union and the Sōtō-shū Shūmūchō in Japan. It is also affiliated to Sokanbu Europe Office.
At Shinnyoji we practice Sōtō Zen sitting meditation (zazen) and walking meditation (kin-hin) as well as Sūtra chanting. We hold retreats several times a year where we take our meals formally (ōryoki) and practise samu (work). Throughout the year we conduct traditional Sōtō Zen Ceremonies such as Ordination Ceremonies and the Sankie butsu, the three most salient events in the Buddha's life: birth, Gōtan-e; enlightenment, Jōdō-e; and entry into the Parinirvāṇa, Nehan-e. We also offer beginners’ Zen courses and calligraphy courses. We have a library of books on Buddhism in various languages as well as a garden and a Tea House which is open to everyone. Our trimestral Sangha magazine, EkiZen, has been running since 2009 and is published in both Italian and English.
At Shinnyoji, the Temple is always open to anyone regardless of orientation or belief and for any level of commitment. Anyone may meditate on the scheduled days and times of practice: a zafu – cushion for meditation – is always available for whomever, at any moment of their life, decides to sit in Zazen.
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