Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji

Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji is a Rinzai Zen temple in North Beacon Hill, Seattle, with meditation halls, traditional Japanese garden elements, and communal spaces. The facility provides settings for silent contemplation and regular spiritual practices in a quiet environment.

Zen Master Genki Takabayashi founded the temple in 1983 after spending two decades training at Daitoku-ji temple in Japan. This training background continues to shape the practices and teaching at the site today.

The temple maintains Japanese Rinzai Zen traditions that visitors experience through daily meditation sessions and formal ceremonies. Practice focuses on direct experience rather than theory, with monks and guests sitting together in the meditation halls.

Visitors can join daily meditation sessions, twice-monthly Sunday Dharma talks, and quarterly week-long meditation retreats throughout the year. It helps to check the schedule beforehand and wear comfortable, modest clothing.

The temple runs a Prison Dharma Work program that offers meditation guidance and Buddhist teachings to individuals in Washington State correctional facilities. This program shows a practical approach to sharing spiritual practice beyond the temple walls.

Location: Washington

Inception: 1983

Website: http://choboji.org

GPS coordinates: 47.57400,-122.31000

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:45