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Brief History
Shoun-ji was founded in 1541. It was only a small sanctuary during the following war era. With the growth of this town’s industry, which was pottery, the town gained wealth and population. Then this temple was renewed in 1749 and main hall and other buildings were completed. This temple belongs to Soto Zen school and the present chief priest, Seiko Egawa, is the 17th.
about Soto Zen
Soto Zen is one of the sects of Buddhism in Japan. We offer “Ichibutsu-ryoso “, which means the Buddha and two Great Zen masters: Dogen and Keizan. Dogen brought new teaching of Zen from China to Japan in 1227 and Keizan continuously spreaded that teaching.
In our teaching we focus on practicing meditation and living in peace by the way of Zen.
Also we live with Zen spirit which means everyday activities, i.e. eating, sleeping, walking etc. are the same as living meditation. We treasure every step of our life and this is how we treasure our life. Every step of life is the whole life. Likewise, every step of journey is journey. For further information about Soto Zen,