New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care

New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
Religion
AffiliationSōtō, (White Plum Asanga)
Location
Location119 W. 23rd Street, Suite 401 New York, NY 10011
CountryUnited States
Geographic coordinates40°44′36″N 73°59′36″W / 40.74333°N 73.99333°W / 40.74333; -73.99333
Architecture
FounderKoshin Paley Ellison, Robert Chodo Campbell
Website
http://www.zencare.org/

New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care is a Soto Zen practice center in Manhattan.[1] It was founded in 2007 by Zen teachers and monks Koshin Paley Ellison and Robert Chodo Campbell.[2] In addition to Soto Zen Buddhist practice and study, NYZC offers training in end-of-life care for medical professionals, carepartners, and those who are dying.[3] Since the Zen center was founded, the priests and their students have worked with over 150,000 people. [4] New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care offers the first fully-accredited Zen Buddhist Clinical Pastoral Education program in the United States. [5]

Lineage

New York Zen Center is a practice center of the White Plum lineage. Founders and Guiding Teachers, Paley Ellison and Campbell, received dharma transmission from Dai En Friedman. Friedman received it from Roshi Peter Matthiessen, who received it from Roshi Bernie Glassman.[6] Glassman was a dharma successor of Taizan Maezumi, who founded the White Plum Asanga lineage.

See also

References

  1. ^ Google Maps
  2. ^ "New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and Tricycle". Tricycle. April 28, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Kyte, Lindsay (November 22, 2017). "How Will You Die?". Lion's Roar. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Deb (September 2, 2016). "The Sunday Routine of Koshin Paley Ellison, Monk and Zen Teacher". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care offers first accredited Buddhist Chaplaincy clinical program". Lion's Roar. April 24, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "Zen Buddhism: Sanbo Kyodan: Harada-Yasutani School and its Teachers".



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