瑞巌山 圓光寺｜Zuiganzan Enkouji Temple
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Enkouji Temple was originally founded as the site of the Rakuyo School by Tokugawa
Ieyasu.
Since anyone was admitted, both clergy and laity, the school possessed such an open spirit that versatile talents
thrived there, from learned priests to writers and artists, and thus the temple played an important role in the
development of Japanese culture.
From the Meiji era, the temple was used as a seminary for nuns and generously accepted every woman who renounced the
world.
The Rinzai Zen Buddhism of Enkouji teaches listening to one’s inner voice and seeking truth.
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Zen Meditation
The Zen practice hall in Enkouji was used as the only seminary exclusively for nuns in Japan since the Meiji era, where groups of nuns have also been devoted to Buddhist training until recently. You can sit and practice Zen meditation in the same hall.
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