Weekly Schedule
Monday Temple is closed
Tuesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Wednesday 7:00 am meditation and morning service, 7pm meditation, vespers, Dharma Class
Thursday 7:00 am meditation and morning service. No evening meditation.
Friday No formal morning meditation or morning service. Usual Friday
services, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Saturday 7:30 am meditation, 7:30pm meditation and vespers
Sunday 9:30 am Meditation & Walking Meditation, usual Sunday services

 

Monthly Calendar
Nov
6
Sun
Founder’s Day Ceremony
Nov 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

This festival ceremony is an opportunity to pay our respects and offer gratitude in memory of the founder of our temple, Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett. Reverend Master Jiyu brought our practice to the US from Japan where she was trained and certified as a Zen Master.  She is considered the founder of the Portland Buddhist Priory since she was the teacher of those who established the temple and she gave us her support and encouragement. We established the temple in her name, the name of our teacher, as is traditional in Japan.

To learn more about Rev. Master Jiyu, go here.

Founder’s Day Ceremony 2024
Nov 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

This festival ceremony is an opportunity to pay our respects and offer gratitude in memory of the founder of our temple, Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett. Reverend Master Jiyu brought our practice to the US from Japan where she was trained and certified as a Zen Master.  She is considered the founder of the Portland Buddhist Priory since she was the teacher of those who established the temple and she gave us her support and encouragement. We established the temple in her name, the name of our teacher, as is traditional in Japan.

To learn more about Rev. Master Jiyu, go here.

Also, for this ceremony we will be celebrating 50 years practicing within the teaching and lineage of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett here in Portland.

Nov
7
Mon
Priory Closed
Nov 7 all-day
Nov
9
Wed
Meditation and Vespers
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.

Meditation and Vespers
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.

Dharma talk
Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

The Dharma discussion will be on various topics of training in the Soto Zen Tradition.

Nov
10
Thu
Introduction to Practice
Nov 10 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Meditation instruction and an introduction to our practice and the ceremonial aspects of the Soto Zen tradition.

Nov
11
Fri
Meditation and Class
Nov 11 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Meditation, Mid-day Service and Dharma Discussion

Meditation and Vespers
Nov 11 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

30 minutes of meditation followed by vespers, the last ceremonial of the day. Vespers is the Chanting of The Litany of the Great Compassionate One followed by other short verses.

Precepts Discussion
Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

One of the foundations of our practice is looking at our minds through the lens of the Bodhisattva Precepts and this evening we will have an open discussion about the Precepts and other aspects of practice.