| Village Zendo | |
| Location: | 588 Broadway, Suite 1108 New York, New York 10012-3229 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Sōtō, Rinzai (White Plum Asanga) |
| Country: | United States |
| Website: | www.villagezendo.org/ |
| Founded By: | Enkyo Pat O'Hara |
| Year Completed: | 1986 |
Village Zendo is a combined Soto and Rinzai Zen practice center in lower Manhattan.[1] Originally located in the apartment of Enkyo Pat O'Hara, who founded the zendo in 1986, the Zen center took up the majority of space in O'Hara's apartment.[2] Village Zendo is a practice center of the White Plum Asanga and Zen Peacemaker Circle, the former founded by O'Hara's teacher Taizan Maezumi and the latter by Bernard Glassman.[3] [4]
To provide a way for realizing a life of awareness, wisdom and compassion. Village Zendo does this by offering training in the teachings of Zen Buddhism and by cultivating and maintaining a practice environment that is supported by teachers and a community of practitioners in the heart of New York City.[5]