Join us at Darumaki Weekend Zazenkai as we honor Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism! This is a great oppotunity to immerce yourself into Rinzai practice for concentrated time on the weekend. The retreat begins with Banka at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join us for one-day Zazenkai, a silent retreat that gives us a rare opportunity to just sit, breathe, walk and eat in the midst of busy life. We have a special guest, Ursula Jarand Rōshi from Daishū-in West, join us for the Zazenkai and give us a Dharma Talk. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join us at Rōhatsu Sesshin as we honor the full enlightenment of Shakyamuni Buddha. To cerebrate this auspicious occasion, this 7-day retreat is held. Rinzai-ji is pleased to announce that Yoshin David Radin from Ithaca Zen Center is able to return after months of recovory from serious health condition he had. The retreat begins with

This ceremony also known as Omisoka 大晦日 in Japanese is held at midnight on the last day of the year to express gratitude for the completion of the year. A purification ritual known as Joya no Kane is struck 108 times symbolizing the dispelling of the 108 worldly attachments.

Join us at our annual Forget Everything (Bonenkai) as well as New Year (Shinenkai) gathering, and we are extending an invitation to all family members and friends for this special event! We will start late afternoon with a temple cleaning, followed by a festive dinner. After dinner we will have a moment of reflection followed by zazen, soba noodles (Toshikoshi Soba) and then 108 bells to