* At Jikoji & Over Zoom *
Tanjo-e Sesshin 2023
Tuesday, April 11th - Sunday, April 16th
Tanjo-e will be held at Jikoji and online over Zoom. We welcome and encourage your practicing with us either in person or via the Zoom. A Zoom link will be provided the day before the event.
The Tanjo-e schedule can be found here
Tanjo-e Sesshin is part of a cycle of four traditional sesshins initiated by Kobun, Jikoji's founder.
The Guest Teacher for the Tanjo-e Sesshin is Oshin Jennings!
Ōshin Jennings is the founder of No Barriers Zen, a Zen Buddhist community in Washington, DC and online. Ōshin is the first known Deaf Buddhist priest and received Dharma transmission from Shoho Michael Newhall in 2022. He has made it his mission to use his experiences as a Deaf and disabled practitioner to help make meditation practices and the Dharma more accessible. Ōshin is also a psychotherapist and artist, and he is working on translating the sutras into ASL with his community.
Jikoji gladly gathers each spring to practice together and to celebrate the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha during Tanjo-e Sesshin. All are invited to join the joy and ease of zazen meditation, the support of sangha and community, and the beauty surrounding the temple. A special family and children’s celebration ceremony with tea and cake and offerings to the baby Buddha will be held on Sunday, April 16 at 2 pm.
Jikoji welcomes your participation for the entire sesshin! We look forward to practicing with you!
All are welcome!
Oryoki Meals included!
Cost:
The cost of attending the sesshin in person is $85/per overnight, $40/per day for daytime visits, and $40/per night camping. All meals are included.
Questions?
Please feel free to call Jikoji 408-741-9562 or email us at info@jikoji.org.
ONLINE ZENDO ETIQUETTE
To help maintain as best we can the intimacy and integrity of an in-person gathering, we ask all who join us online to please observe the following practices.
- Sign in using real name.
- Keep microphone muted unless speaking during discussion periods.
- Maintain zendo silence during meditation periods and while waiting for discussion period to begin.
- Keep camera on and maintain visibility during discussion periods.
- Anonymous participation online is not allowed, as it would not be in person.