Country Canada Opened 1972 Province Ontario Affiliation Sanbo Kyodan | Completed 1972 Phone +1 416-766-3400 Founder Philip Kapleau | |
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Location 33 High Park Gardens, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1S8 Address 33 High Park Gardens, Toronto, ON M6R 1S8, Canada Similar Montreal Zen Center, Rochester Zen Center, Colborne Lodge, Architecture of Toronto, Zen Center of Syracuse Profiles | ||
The Toronto Zen Centre (or, Toronto Zen Center), is a Sanbo Kyodan Zen Buddhist practice center in Toronto, Ontario. It is modeled after the Rochester Zen Center. They offer introductory workshops in Zen Buddhism. The Toronto Zen Centre offers a couple of unique Buddhist course in Loving Kindness Meditation and periodically offers Mastering Breath Awareness or an MBA.
Foundation
Founded initially by Philip Kapleau in 1972 as the Toronto Buddhist Centre, the center went on to eventually be incorporated as the Toronto Zen Centre in 1986. Currently the abbot of the Vermont Zen Center - Sensei Sunyana Graef (Dharma heir of Philip Kapleau ) is directing the centre's spiritual path while Sensei Taigen Henderson is the Abbot or Roshi of the centre.
References
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