First Night |
6:55 p.m |
Warning bell |
7:00 |
Opening ceremony |
9:30 approx. |
End of formal zazen; Four Vows |
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Each Day |
4:10 a.m. |
Wake-up bell |
4:25 |
Outdoor kinhin |
4:45 |
Zazen; chanting |
7:00 |
Breakfast |
7:20 |
Work period |
8:25 |
Bell ending work period; rest period |
9:25 |
Zazen warning bell |
9:30 |
Zazen |
10:15 |
Teisho |
11:25 |
Zazen |
12:30 p.m. |
Lunch, followed by rest period |
1:25 |
Zazen warning bell |
1:30 |
Zazen |
3:30 |
Chanting |
3:50 |
Calisthenics |
4:40 |
Zazen |
5:15 |
Dinner, followed by rest period |
6:55 |
Zazen warning bell |
7:00 |
Zazen |
9:30 |
End of formal zazen; chanting of Four Vows; concluding ritual |
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Tea and fruit available in kitchen |
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Last Day |
Same as other days, until |
after teisho |
Zazen and final dokusan |
1:00 p.m. |
Final words, followed by closing ceremony |
2:00 |
Lunch (optional) |