Havredal Zendo

Havredal Zendo (English: Oats Vally Zendo) - Cho-An is a Buddhist temple, in the Rinzai Zen tradition, founded by Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen). Cho-An is the first Zen temple building to be established in Denmark.

Havredal Zendo
Havredal Zendo internal
Religion
AffiliationRinzai Zen Buddhism
Location
LocationStendalsvej 19, DK7470, Karup
CountryDenmark
Architecture
FounderChoan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen)
Completed2015
Website
buddhistisksamfund.dk/

Denko first became interested in Zen Buddhism in the late sixties in Denmark. He went to Ryutaku-ji in Japan, where he met Soen Nakagawa. Later he became a student of Soen's successor, Eido Shimano. Denko was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest on July 4, 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Eido in 2002.[1][2][3]

Denko later broke with Eido Shimano and became an independent teacher.

Denko is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.[4]

Notes

  1. Hendler
  2. James
  3. Ciolek
  4. American Zen Teachers Association

References

  • American Zen Teachers Association. "Members List".
  • Ciolek, T. Matthew. "Hakuin School of Zen Buddhism". www.ciolek.com. Canberra: Asia Pacific Research Online.
  • Ford, James Ishmael (2006), Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-509-8
  • Hendler, Marc (2003), "Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji News", The Newsletter of the Zen Studies Society, Spring / Summer: 16

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