Havredal Zendo Explained

Havredal Zendo
Location:Stendalsvej 19, DK7470, Karup
Religious Affiliation:Rinzai Zen Buddhism
Country:Denmark
Website:buddhistisksamfund.dk/
Founded By:Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen)
Year Completed:2015

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.

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]

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Notes and References

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