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Toronto Zen Center
Religion
Affiliation	Sanbo Kyodan
Location
Location	33 High Park Gardens, Toronto, Ontario M6R 1S8
Country	Canada
Architecture
Founder	Philip Kapleau
Completed	1972
Website
http://www.torontozen.org

About

The Toronto Zen Center (or, Toronto Zen Centre'), is a Sanbo Kyodan Zen Buddhist practice center in Toronto, Ontario. It is modeled after the Rochester Zen Center. They offer introductory workshops in Zen Buddhism. The Toronto Zen Center offers a couple of unique Buddhist course in Loving Kindness Meditation and periodically offers Mastering Breath Awareness or an MBA.

Foundation

Founded initially by Philip Kapleau in 1972 as the Toronto Buddhist Center the center went on to eventually be incorporated as the Toronto Zen Center in 1986. Currently the abbot of the Vermont Zen Center - Sensi Sunyana Graef (Dharma heir of Philip Kapleau )is directing the center's spiritual path while Sensi Taigen Henderson is the Abbot or Roshi of the center .

See also

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

Notes

• Friedman, Lenore (2000). Meetings With Remarkable Women: Buddhist Teachers in America. Shambhala. ISBN 1570624747. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

• Snelling, John (1998). Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism. Beacon Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0807073094. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

• Wilson, Jeff (1999). The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching. Inner Traditions. ISBN 978-0892817610. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

• Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861715098. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)