Chapin Mill Buddhist Retreat Center is the 135 acre (0.5463261 km²) Buddhist Retreat center of the Rochester Zen Center

Rochester Zen Center

The Rochester Zen Center is a Sōtō and Rinzai Zen Buddhist sangha in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage, located in Rochester, New York and established in 1966 by Philip Kapleau. It is one of the oldest Zen centers in the United States. The history of the Rochester Zen Center begins overseas with the...

 located at 8603 Seven Springs Rd, Batavia, NY, between Buffalo, NY and Rochester, NY. Ralph Chapin, a member and friend of the Center donated the property to the Center in 1996. The retreat center held a groundbreaking in April 2000. Building began in 2003 and was mostly completed in 2007. The center has a new zendo

Zendo

or is a Japanese term translating roughly as "meditation hall". In Zen Buddhism, the zen-dō is a spiritual dōjō where zazen is practiced...

 completed in July 2007.

Sesshin are regularly held at Chapin Mill. Held are 2 & 7 day sesshin

Sesshin

A sesshin , literally "touching the heart-mind" , is a period of intensive meditation in a Zen monastery....

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Typical Chapin Mill Sesshin Schedule

• 0400: Wake up bell
• 0415: Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
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• 0500: Zazen
  Zazen
  In Zen Buddhism, zazen is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind, and be able to concentrate enough to experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment .- Significance :Zazen is considered the heart of Zen Buddhist practice...
  
   Bell
• 0515: 1st Round
• Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
  
• 0600: 2nd Round (Dokusan/Daisan
  Daišan
  Daišan was an influential Manchu statesman and an imperial prince of the Qing Dynasty.-Family Background:He the second son of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty...
  
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• 0700: Breakfast
• 0730: Work Detail
• 0800: Free Time
• 0950: Zazen
  Zazen
  In Zen Buddhism, zazen is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind, and be able to concentrate enough to experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment .- Significance :Zazen is considered the heart of Zen Buddhist practice...
  
   Bell
• 1000: 1st Round
• Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
  
• 1100: 2nd Round (Dokusan/Daisan
  Daišan
  Daišan was an influential Manchu statesman and an imperial prince of the Qing Dynasty.-Family Background:He the second son of Nurhaci, the founder of the Qing Dynasty...
  
  )
• Dharma Talk
  Dharma talk
  A Dharma talk or Dhamma talk or Dharma sermon is a public discourse on Buddhism by a Buddhist teacher....
  
  
• Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
  
• 1200: 3rd Round
• 1300: Lunch
• 1330: Work Detail
• 1400: Break
• 1500: Calisthenics
  Calisthenics
  Calisthenics are a form of aerobic exercise consisting of a variety of simple, often rhythmical, movements, generally using multiple equipment or apparatus. They are intended to increase body strength and flexibility with movements such as bending, jumping, swinging, twisting or kicking, using...
  
  
• 1600: Free Time
• 1700: Dinner
• 1850: Zazen
  Zazen
  In Zen Buddhism, zazen is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind, and be able to concentrate enough to experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment .- Significance :Zazen is considered the heart of Zen Buddhist practice...
  
   Bell
• 1900: 1st Round
• Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
  
• 2000: 2nd Round
• Kinhin
  Kinhin
  In Zen Buddhism, kinhin , or , is the walking meditation that is practiced between long periods of the sitting meditation known as zazen.Practitioners walk clockwise around a room while holding their hands in shashu , with one hand closed in a fist, while the other hand grasps or covers the fist...
  
  
• 2100: 3rd Round (end of formal sitting) Yaza
  Yaza
  Yaza is a Zen Buddhist term for a sitting time during sesshin that is above and beyond the normal daily routine. It is generally encouraged because it is more difficult to sit at this time when your body is exhausted from the entire day's routine.-How to do Yaza:...
  
  , (freetime sitting) encouraged.

External links

• Rochester Zen Center website - About Chapin Mill, and About Ralph Chapin