Location Near Reedsburg, WI Country United States | Affiliation Rinzai | |
Address S470, Hirst Rd, Reedsburg, WI 53959, United States Similar Daiyuzenji - Rinzai Zen Temple, Rochester Zen Center, Sanshin Zen Community, Dai Bosatsu Zendo Ko, Kanzeon Zen Center | ||
So'tekizan Korinzenji (祖的山光林禅寺), Korinji for short, is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery (sodo) being constructed in the Upper Midwest region of the United States near Madison, Wisconsin. The Korinji Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization, was founded in 2005 to fund Korinji's construction and to support its future residents. 17 acres (69,000 m2) of forested land were purchased by the Foundation for this purpose in 2008.
According to the Korinji website, groundbreaking occurred in June, 2009 and Korinji was officially dedicated as a Rinzai-lineage monastery on November 3, 2013 with the completion of its zendo. Meido Zentetsu Roshi, a student of the Rinzai Zen teachers Tenzan Toyoda Rokoji, Kizan Dogen Roshi and So'zan Daitetsu Roshi, has been installed as the first abbot. Construction is ongoing along with fundraising for the building of monastery residential quarters.
Korinji is connected to Ryugen-ji, a related temple nearby in Madison which anchors the Madison Rinzai Zen Community. Daiyuzenji in Chicago is another related temple in the region. All belong to a network of associated Zen practice groups called the Rinzai Zen Community (RZC).
The Zen teachers involved with Korinji are in the line of Omori Sogen Roshi, a well-known Japanese Zen master who was a successor of the Tenryu-ji line of Zen.