Korinji

So'tekizan Korinji (祖的山光林寺), or simply Korinji, is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist monastery (sodo) near Reedsburg, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in 2017. The monastery is additionally a center for Shingon and Shugendo practice, and houses the Korinji Center for the Contemplative Arts.

So'tekizan Korinji
Zendō of Korinji in autumn.
Religion
Affiliation	Rinzai
Location
Location	Near Reedsburg, WI
Country	United States
Website
http://www.korinji.org

Background

The Korinji Foundation, a not-for-profit charitable organization, was founded in 2005 to fund Korinji's construction and to support its future residents. 17 acres (69,000 m²) of forested land were purchased by the Foundation for this purpose in 2008. Groundbreaking occurred in June, 2009 and Korinji was officially dedicated on November 3, 2013, with the completion of its training hall.

Meido Moore Roshi, a student of the Rinzai Zen teachers Tenzan Toyoda Rokoji, Dogen Hosokawa Roshi, and So'zan Miller Roshi, was installed as the first abbot; these teachers all carry the lineage of Omori Sogen Roshi, a well-known Japanese Zen master who was a successor of the Tenryu-ji line of Zen. In 2017 Korinji's residential quarters were completed and the first period of formal monastic training began shortly after.

Network

Korinji serves as the headquarters monastery and spiritual center for an international association of Zen practice groups called the Korinji Rinzai Zen Community, with nearby Ryugenji temple in Madison, Wisconsin being its primary branch.

See also

• Buddhism in the United States
• Glossary of Japanese Buddhism
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

External links

• Korinji Monastery
• Meido Moore Bio via Shambala Publications
• Ryugenji temple, Madison WI