Treeleaf Zendo

Treeleaf Zendo is an online sangha based in a remodeled farm building in Tskuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The resident priest is Jundo Cohen, of the Nishijima lineage of Soto Zen. Their motto is "all the world is our temple." Sangha members hail from countries all over the world.

 All are welcome. 

 

Here's a list of all the digital places Treeleaf is present and currently offering content.

Facebook Page - where we schedule and announce events, post information about how to practice with us, we share snippets of talks, audio and video content.
TREELEAF FACEBOOK PAGE >>

YouTube Page - Subscribers and users can follow and view streams of events live, watch recordings of these, they can have access to digital content and playlists focused on the different Treeleaf activities.
YOUTUBE PAGE >>

 

Sample Youtube video of 4 hour zazenkai which you may wish to practice sitting with https://youtu.be/CbKQesAfIXY

Soundcloud Page - it is where we host audio recordings of Jundo's published essays. These recordings accompany the forum posts of the writings where they usually appear at the top, right bellow the title or photo, and are meant to serve those who might struggle with visual impairment, dyslexia, problems reading etc
SOUNDCLOUD PAGE>

Insight Timer Group - This group is visited daily by sangha members who use the app Insight Timer to keep time during sits. It's a place to acknowledge those who sit together, to make announcements and share daily practice.
TREELEAF ZENDO GROUP>>

Insight Timer Teacher Profile - As publishers on the app Insight Timer, we offer audio content. Sometimes it can be short podcast episodes, but mostly it's the audio recordings of Jundo's talks.
INSIGHT TIMER TEACHER PROFILE>>

Treeleaf Podcast - This is the homepage on the podcasting platform we use, Podbean. Our podcasts mostly consist of the recordings of the talks from the monthly zazenkai, though sometimes we upload audio recordings of Jundo's essays.
TREELEAF PODCAST ON PODBEAN>>

Treeleaf Podcast on Apple Podcasts - Direct link to our podcast homepage on Apple's podcasting platform
TREELEAF ON APPLE PODCASTS>>

Treeleaf Podcast on Spotify - Direct link to our podcast on Spotify
TREELEAF PODCAST ON SPOTIFY>>

Treeleaf Zendo Forms and Etiquette - A simple explanation of what our forms are for events and scheduled sits. This is useful for all those who might feel intimidated by joining on Zoom, or who come from other sanghas and don't quite know what our forms are. This page is linked from the Calendar and also on all the Zoom room pages:
TREELEAF ZENDO FORMS AND ETIQUETTE>>

Direct link to our Dharma Study Series as video recordings.
DHARMA STUDY SERIES: GENJOKOAN>>
DHARMA STUDY SERIES: SHINJINMEI>>
DHARMA STUDY SERIES: ZAZEN-YOJINKI (ONGOING)>>

Chants used at Treeleaf:

The Three Refuge Verse
(Sanki Raimon)

I take refuge in buddha.
May all beings
embody the great way,
resolving to awaken.

I take refuge in dharma.
May all living beings
deeply enter the sutras,
wisdom like an ocean.

I take refuge in sangha.
May all beings
support harmony in the community,
free from hindrance.

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Sanki raimon
(The Three Refuge Verse)

Ji kie Butsu

To gan shu jō
tai ge dai dō
hotsu mu jō i

Ji kie Ho

To gan shu jō
jin nyu kyo zo
chi e nyo kai

Ji kie So

To gan shu jō
tō ri dai shu
is-sai mu ge

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Kaikyo Ge ( used for opening the Sutra verse )

The Dharma is deep and lovely,
We now have a chance to see it,
study it, and practice it.
We vow to realize it’s true meaning. »

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Kaikyo Ge

Mujô jinjin mimyô hô
hyaku senman gô nan sôgû
Ga kon kemmon toku juji
Gange nyorai shinjitsu gi

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The Heart of the Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra*
(Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo)

A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bod/hi/satt/va/, A/wa/kened/ One/ of/ Com/pas/sion/,
In/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/, the/Deep/ Prac/tice/ of/ Per/fect/ Wis/dom/* Per/ceived/ the/ emp/ti/ness/ of /all /five /con/di/tions/,
And/ was/ free/ of/ suf/fer/ing/.
O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, form/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ emp/ti/ness/, Emp/ti/ness/ no/ o/ther/ than/ form/;
Form/ is/ pre/cise/ly/ emp/ti/ness/, emp/ti/ness/ pre/cise/ly/ form/.
Sen/sa/tions/, per/cep/tions/, for/ma/tions/ and/ con/scious/ness/ are/ al/so/ like/ this/. O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,
Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/, not/ stained/, not/ pure/;
Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/.
Thus/ emp/ti/ness/ is/ not/ form/; not/ sen/sa/tion/ nor/ per/cep/tion/,
not/ for/ma/tion/ nor/ con/scious/ness/.
No/ eye/, ear/, nose/, tongue/, bo/dy/, mind/;
No/ sight/, sound/, smell/, taste/, touch/, nor/ ob/ject/ of/ mind/;
No/ realm/ of/ sight/, no/ realm/ of/ con/scious/ness/; No/ ig/no/rance/, no/ end/ to/ ig/no/rance/;
No/ old/ age/ and/ death/,
No/ ces/sa/tion/ of/ old/ age/ and/ death/;
No/ suf/fer/ing/, nor/ cause/ or/ end/ to/ suf/fer/ing/;
No/ path/, no/ wis/dom/ and/ no/ gain/.
No/ gain/ – thus/ Bod/dhi/satt/vas/ live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/* With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ –
No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.
Far/ be/yond/ all/ de/lu/sion/, Nir/va/na/ is/ al/rea/dy/ here/.
All/ past/, pre/sent/ and/ fu/ture/ Budd/has/
Live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*
And/ re/al/ize/ su/preme/ and/ com/plete/ en/light/en/ment/. There/fore/ know/ that/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/
Is/ the/ sac/red/ man/tra/, the/ lu/min/ous/ man/tra/,
the/ sup/reme/ man/tra/, the/ in/com/pa/ra/ble/ man/tra/
by/ which/ all/ suf/fe/ring/ is/ clear/.
This/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ Truth/.
There/fore/ set/ forth/ the/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/ man/tra/.
Set/ forth/ this/ man/tra/ and/ pro/claim/:* (1x) Gate! Gate!
Paragate! Parasamgate! * Bodhi! Svaha!
(Already Gone, Gone) (Already Gone Beyond) (Already Fully Beyond)
(Awakening, Rejoice)

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Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo*

Kan Ji Zai Bo Satsu Gyo Jin Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ji Sho Ken* Go On Kai Ku Do I Sai Ku Yaku Sha Ri Shi Shiki Fu I Ku Ku Fu I Shiki Shiki Soku Ze Ku Ku Soku Ze Shiki Ju So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze Sha Ri Shi Ze Sho Ho Ku So Fu Sho Fu Metsu Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku Chu Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki Mu Gen Ni Bi Ze Shin Ni Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu Ro Shi Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do Mu Chi Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tok ko Bo Dai Sat Ta E Han- Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Shin Mu Kei Ge Mu Kei Ge Ko Mu U Ku Fu On Ri Is Sai Ten Do Mu So Ku Gyo Ne Han San Ze Sho Butsu E Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Toku A Noku Ta Ra San Myaku San Bo Dai Ko Chi Han-Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ze Dai Jin Shu Ze Dai Myo Shu Ze Mu Jo Shu Ze Mu To To Shu No Jo Is Sai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko Ko Setsu Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shu Soku Setsu Shu Watsu Gya* Tei Gya Tei Ha Ra Gya Tei Hara* So Gya Tei Bo Ji Sowa Ka Han Nya Shin Gyo

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Ji Ho San Shi

ø All Buddhas throughout space and time
ø All Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas
ø Maha • Prajna • Paramita •••••••

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Ji Ho San Shi

Ji hō san shi i shi fu
Shi son bu sa mo ko sa
Mo ko ho ja ho ro mi

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Ten-Verse Sutra of Avalokiteshvara
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo *

(Chant 7 times)
Kanzeon!
At one with Buddha
Directly Buddha
Also indirectly Buddha
And indirectly Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Joyful, pure eternal being!
Morning mind is *Kanzeon
Evening mind is *Kanzeon
Nen, nen arises from mind
Nen, nen is not separate from mind.

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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo *

(Chant 7 times)

Kanzeon Namu Butsu Yo Butsu U In
Yo Butsu U En
Bup Po So En
Jo Raku Ga Jo
Cho Nen Kanzeon
Bo Nen Kanzeon
Nen Nen Ju Shin Ki
Nen Nen Fu Ri Shin

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The Four Vows

To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless
To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible
To perceive Reality, tough Reality is boundless
To attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable

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Shi Gu Sei Gan Mon (The Four Vows in Japanese)

SHU JO MU HEN SEI GAN DO

BON NO MU JIN SEI GAN DAN

HO MON MU RYO SEI GAN GAKU

BUTSUDO MU JO SEI GAN JO