| Tassajara Zen Mountain Center | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Zendo at Tassajara | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| Sect | Soto Zen |
| Location | |
| Location | 39171 Tassajara Road Carmel Valley, CA 93924 |
| Country | United States |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Shunryu Suzuki |
| Completed | 1967 |
| Website | |
| http://sfzc.org/tassajara/ | |
The Tassajara Zen Mountain Center is the oldest Japanese Buddhist Sōtō Zen monastery in the United States. It is on the border of the Ventana Wilderness and within the Los Padres National Forest, southeast of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The center is only accessible over 5,082 feet (1,549 m) high Chews Ridge via a narrow, steep, 13.7 miles (22.0 km) one-lane dirt road from Jamesburg. During the winter months the center can be inaccessible due to snow and rain.[1] Practitioners live and study on site. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the center is open to day and overnight guests. The natural hot springs have been developed into Japanese-style baths. A steam bath is built over a hot spring in Tassajara Creek. The center is the first Zen monastery established outside Asia.[2][3]
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- ^ "History – Tassajara – San Francisco Zen Center". Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
- ^ Kharebashvili, Nia (March 15, 2023). "Tassajara Hot Springs: The Key to The Ultimate Spiritual Restoration". Traxplorio. Retrieved March 18, 2023.