rohatsu sesshin
DESCRIPTION
A 6-day retreat commemorating Buddha's AwakeningTRANSCRIPT
How to get there :
By Train : French Railway station at La Coquille or Thiviers.
By Plane : inexpensive flights are available
from London Stansted to Limoges.
By Car : Route 21 to La Coquille, follow signs for St.-Pierre-de-Frugie. After Ste-Marie-la-Barde, second turn on the right.
24450 La Coquille - FRANCETel : +33 (0)5 53 52 06 35
Zen Buddhist TempleKanshoji
How to get there :
By Train : French Railway station at La Coquille or Thiviers.
By Plane : inexpensive flights are available
from London Stansted to Limoges.
By Car : Route 21 to La Coquille, follow signs for St.-Pierre-de-Frugie. After Ste-Marie-la-Barde, second turn on the right.
24450 La Coquille - FRANCETel : +33 (0)5 53 52 06 35
Zen Buddhist TempleKanshoji
RÔHATSU SESSHIN
December 3rd - 8thled by
2012
Kanshoji Zen Buddhist Temple
RÔHATSU SESSHIN
December 3rd - 8thled by
Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure2012
Kanshoji Zen Buddhist Temple
Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure
The Rôhatsu Sesshin
Traditionally the Buddha’s awakening is celebratedon December 8th .
Every year in all the temples,the monks commemorate this awakening in silence
by returning to the Buddha’s experience.
Schedule
4.30 am Wake-up
5.00 - 5.30 am zazen – kinhin5.40 - 6.10 am zazen – tea6.30 - 7.00 am zazen – kinhin7.10 - 7.40 am zazen7.40 - 8.10 am procession,
ceremony
8.10 am Genmai
8.30 am tea, coffee9.00 - 9.50 am samu10.10 - 10.40 am zazen – kinhin10.50 - 11.20 am zazen – kinhin11.30 - 12.00 am zazen
12.00 noon Lunch
2.30 - 3.00 pm zazen – kinhin3.10 - 3.40 pm zazen – kinhin3.50 - 4.20 pm zazen – kinhin4.30 - 5.00 pm zazen5.15 - 6.00 pm samu
6.00 pm Supper
7.30 - 8.00 pm zazen – kinhin8.10 - 8.40 pm zazen – kinhin8.50 - 9.20 pm zazen
9.30 pm Lights out
The Rôhatsu Sesshin
Traditionally the Buddha’s awakening is celebratedon December 8th .
Every year in all the temples,the monks commemorate this awakening in silence
by returning to the Buddha’s experience.
Schedule
4.30 am Wake-up
5.00 - 5.30 am zazen – kinhin5.40 - 6.10 am zazen – tea6.30 - 7.00 am zazen – kinhin7.10 - 7.40 am zazen7.40 - 8.10 am procession,
ceremony
8.10 am Genmai
8.30 am tea, coffee9.00 - 9.50 am samu10.10 - 10.40 am zazen – kinhin10.50 - 11.20 am zazen – kinhin11.30 - 12.00 am zazen
12.00 noon Lunch
2.30 - 3.00 pm zazen – kinhin3.10 - 3.40 pm zazen – kinhin3.50 - 4.20 pm zazen – kinhin4.30 - 5.00 pm zazen5.15 - 6.00 pm samu
6.00 pm Supper
7.30 - 8.00 pm zazen – kinhin8.10 - 8.40 pm zazen – kinhin8.50 - 9.20 pm zazen
9.30 pm Lights out
Kanshoji
Temple of the Light of KannonBodhisattva of Compassion
Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure,Head of the Temple.
Kanshoji
Temple of the Light of KannonBodhisattva of Compassion
Taiun Jean-Pierre Faure,Head of the Temple.
This sesshin ends with a great ceremony which must take place on Saturday December 8th,
the anniversary of Buddha’s awakening.
This sesshin ends with a great ceremony which must take place on Saturday December 8th,
the anniversary of Buddha’s awakening.