Ryumonji

Weiterswiller
France

Ryumonji is one of the most prominent Buddhist Monastery in France and it follows the path of Soto Zen. This path is the most widespread of the three traditional paths, or schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The Ryumonji Monastery is located in Weiterswiller and offers zen meditation classes.

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Ryumonji is one of the most prominent Buddhist Monastery in France and it follows the path of Soto Zen. This path is the most widespread of the three traditional paths, or schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The Ryumonji Monastery is located in Weiterswiller and offers zen meditation classes.

Soto Zen

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Sōtō Zen Buddhism is a Japanese school of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition that emphasizes seated meditation and non-conceptual thinking. Popularized by Dogen in the 11th Century, the Sōtō Zen tradition has since grown to attract people practitioners from across the world. Today, Sōtō Zen represents one of the largest unified Buddhist sect, with over 14,000 temples worldwide. In the US, Sōtō meditation centers can be found in most major metropolitan areas.

Sōtō is distinguished from the other major Zen schools, Rinzai and Obaku, by its focus on just-sitting, or shikan taza. Essentially, this approach emphasizes zazen as the key act of samadhi (enlightenment), as opposed to the other schools, which offer supplementary methods like koans as potential routes to the dissipation of the ego.

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Soto Zen

the Path

Sōtō Zen Buddhism is a Japanese school of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition that emphasizes seated meditation and non-conceptual thinking. Popularized by Dogen in the 11th Century, the Sōtō Zen tradition has since grown to attract people practitioners from across the world. Today, Sōtō Zen represents one of the largest unified Buddhist sect, with over 14,000 temples worldwide. In the US, Sōtō meditation centers can be found in most major metropolitan areas.

Sōtō is distinguished from the other major Zen schools, Rinzai and Obaku, by its focus on just-sitting, or shikan taza. Essentially, this approach emphasizes zazen as the key act of samadhi (enlightenment), as opposed to the other schools, which offer supplementary methods like koans as potential routes to the dissipation of the ego.

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meditation-zen.orginfo@kosanryumonji.org+33 3 8889-2602
7 Rue du Château d'Eau
Weiterswiller
67340
France
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Weiterswiller
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France

Ryumonji is one of the most prominent Buddhist Monastery in France and it follows the path of Soto Zen. This path is the most widespread of the three traditional paths, or schools of Japanese Zen Buddhism. The Ryumonji Monastery is located in Weiterswiller and offers zen meditation classes.

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