Anchorage Zen Community | Organização e templos fora do Japão (inglês)

Organização e templos fora do Japão (inglês)

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Anchorage Zen Community Details

Address: P.O.Box 92616, Anchorage, AK 99509 U.S.A.
Phone: 1-907-566-0143
Mail: zen@alaska-zen.org
Website: http://www.alaska-zen.org

Rev. Koun Franz

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The Anchorage Zen Community

The Anchorage Zen Community and its practice space, Uto-an, are committed to providing authentic Soto Zen Buddhist practice and teachings to all who are interested. The AZC first gathered about 30 years ago—members met in garages, living rooms, offices, and yoga studios to practice zazen. Katagiri-roshi was our first visiting teacher; later his students came, then other prominent teachers from around the country. Our first resident priest, Tozen Akiyama, joined us in 2001; our current resident priest, Koun Franz, arrived in 2006.

The Anchorage Zen Community In summer 2007 we moved into our own facility, Uto-an. Here, in addition to our daily sitting and chanting schedule, we offer weekly public talks, newcomers’ orientation, evening zazen, study groups, full moon ceremonies, one-day sitting and work practice events, kesa sewing, and we just started a Dharma School for young children.

Outside the walls of Uto-an, in the greater Anchorage community, we hold residential sesshin and put on a Buddhist Film Series; Koun also teaches Buddhism classes at both local universities. And beyond Anchorage, members volunteer at state prisons, and Koun visits rural sanghas throughout the state.