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Practice

Kaihōgyō Training Apprenticeship

One year 100 day Kaihogyu training.

For a rare few:  Three, Five and the full Seven year Kaihogyu training.

Post-Kensho

Post-kenshō training (grief after awakening, vow beyond teacher).

Monk Ordination Path (SHUKKE TOKUDO)

For those who hear a deeper call to live vow as a lifelong service and commitment. Minimum five years of lay training before the question of ordination. Previous training can also be taken into consideration.

In the Antei-ji tradition the term monk is used to describe a man or a woman. This path is open only to the determined, regardless of gender.

Ongoing dokusan to clarify motive (vow vs escape).

“This is monk ordination, not priest ordination. I have no interest in creating a bunch of priests whose role it is to only do ceremonial. Ordaining is for a person who completely and sincerely wants to get to the Heart of the Matter. It is for someone who wants to give their whole life to the Dharma and for the service of humanity. We live In The World but Not Of The World.” Jitei.

It takes great courage and determination to live as a monk, your practice of compassion will inform everything that you do. Following the Zen tradition you may have a partner and children in your life, our own monastery is very unique to our circumstances.

This is a very serious commitment

Dharma Holder

These are lay and monastic practitioners who commit to holding Anteiji’s heart.

They embody vow not only in practice but in governance:
Care for chapels/grounds.
Support new trainees.
Safeguard purity of teaching.

They become the “spine” of Anteiji — living Avalokiteshvara’s thousand arms.