The Chapel Hill Zen Center (also called the Red Cedar Mountain Temple[5]) is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina founded in 1981. The center has been led by Josho Pat Phelan since 1991, who officially became abbess of the center in 2000.[2][1]
| Chapel Hill Zen Center | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhist |
| Sect | Sōtō Zen[1] |
| Leadership | Abbess Josho Pat Phelan[2] |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5322 NC Highway 86, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 United States[3] |
| Country | United States |
  Shown within North Carolina | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°00′13″N 79°03′55″W / 36.0036011°N 79.0653860°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1981[4] |
| Website | |
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The Chapel Hill Zen Center is associated with the San Francisco Zen Center[3][5] and is a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association.[6][3]
History
editThe zen center formed in 1981 as the Chapel Hill Zen Group.[3][4] The group was initially formed by former residents of the San Francisco Zen Center who had moved to North Carolina.[5] After growing in membership the organization changed its name to the Chapel Hill Zen Center in 1997.[3]
Events
editChapel Hill Zen Center hosts Zen classes and beginner's meditation workshops[7] and has hosted Zen teachers such as Sojin Roshi Mel Weitsman,[8] Zoketsu Norman Fischer,[9] and Japanese calligrapher and author Kazuaki Tanahashi.[10][11]
The center holds children's classes[12] and has held classes on sewing traditional Buddhist robes called rakusu[13] and holds celebrations for Buddha's Birthday, also called Hanamatsuri or "Flower Festival" in Japanese.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Shimron, Yonat (October 8, 2000). "Installing abbess is a milestone". The News & Observer. pp. B1, B3. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Josho Pat Phelan Rōshi". Chapel Hill Zen Center. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Zen Center of Chapel Hill--a Zen Buddhist meditation group". Chapel Hill Zen Center. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ a b Medlin, Nell Joslin (May 7, 1999). "Triangle Zen groups". The News & Observer. pp. 4F. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Suzuki Roshi in the South: Introducing Chapel Hill Zen Center". San Francisco Zen Center. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Chapel Hill Zen Center / Red Cedar Mountain Temple". Soto Zen Buddhist Association. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Flo (February 3, 2010). "Zen practice class begins with meditation". The News & Observer. pp. 6A. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Meditation workshop, classes scheduled". The News & Observer. March 14, 2007. pp. B3. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Norman Fischer at Chapel Hill Zen Center 5322 NC-86, Chapel Hill, NC 27514". Penguin Random House. 2019. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Broili, Susan (August 26, 2004). "Artist's work: Stroke of genius". The Herald-Sun. pp. B3. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bailey, Rebecca (September 28, 2005). "A Master Stroke: Famed calligrapher to demonstrate his art at town's Zen Center". The Herald-Sun. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Children's Program at the Chapel Hill Zen Center Sundays 9:00-11:00". SouthernNeighbor.com. 2017. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Arounnarath, Meiling (October 22, 2006). "One stitch at a time: Zen Center members combine meditation and needlework". The News & Observer. pp. A1, A5. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grubb, Tammy (April 23, 2017). "Chapel Hill Zen Center celebrates the flowering of the Buddha". The Herald-Sun. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2022.