SHINNYO-EN

Shinnyo-en is a Buddhist denomination originally established in Japan. Today it has temples and meeting places in various countries headquartered in Japan. Its name means "a borderless garden of shinnyo". It is, first and foremost, a place for Buddhist training, in which all people regardless of age, gender, nationality, or religious background can cultivate their innate buddha nature, the kernel of enlightenment existing in all beings. Founder Shinjo Ito, who became a monk of Shingon Buddhism (Japanese esoteric Buddhism), pursued and established a way for lay practitioners to grasp the essence of Buddhist teachings: liberation from the ignorance and craving that cause suffering in people's daily lives. Along with holding traditional Buddhist services, he developed an effective mentoring framework and sesshin meditative training based on concepts in the Nirvana Sutra.

*www.shinnyo-en.org