Ango Opening Ceremony

Join us for the Practice Period Opening Ceremony!

The practice period, which we also refer to as an Ango (Japanese for “peaceful dwelling”), is a traditional intensive time of training and study common to many schools of Buddhism. 

Each practice period at Austin Zen Center begins with an Ango Opening Ceremony in which the Tsui Chin, a wooden instrument pictured left, will be used to signal the moment this important opportunity opens to the community. We invite you to come be a part of the opening of the fall practice period with us. The opening ceremony will be followed by a talk from Choro, who is guiding the Ango.

The fall Ango is led by Guiding Teacher Rev. Choro Antonaccio, with Christopher Azbill, Anzan Keido (Peaceful Mountain Jubilant Way) taking the seat of the Shuso (head student). A separate ceremony will be held on October 17th when Anzan will formally take his seat with Choro for the duration of the two months of Ango.

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