- Source: Havredal Zendo
Havredal Zendo (English: Oats Vally Zendo) - Cho-An is a Buddhist temple, in the Rinzai Zen tradition, founded by Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen). Cho-An is the first Zen temple building to be established in Denmark.
Denko first became interested in Zen Buddhism in the late sixties in Denmark. He went to Ryutaku-ji in Japan, where he met Soen Nakagawa. Later he became a student of Soen's successor, Eido Shimano. Denko was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest on July 4, 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Eido in 2002.
Denko later broke with Eido Shimano and became an independent teacher.
Denko is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.
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References
American Zen Teachers Association. "Members List".
Ciolek, T. Matthew. "Hakuin School of Zen Buddhism". www.ciolek.com. Canberra: Asia Pacific Research Online.
Ford, James Ishmael (2006), Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen, Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-509-8
Hendler, Marc (2003), "Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji News", The Newsletter of the Zen Studies Society, Spring / Summer: 16
External links
Official website
