Welcome

Daiyuzenji is a Rinzai Zen temple located in Chicago, Illinois. We are an open community from diverse backgrounds, joined together to support one another in the practice of Zen. Our mission is simple: to make this transformative practice available to all, and to ensure its transmission to future generations.

Twice each week we offer instruction for beginners in Zen meditation, chanting and other practices. If you are interested in visiting our temple or beginning Zen practice, we welcome you: please see Getting Started.

Special events, such as intensive meditation retreats, lectures, seminars in the arts, and more are also open to anyone. Please read within this site to learn more about our full weekly schedule of activities open to the public, our history, our staff, our affiliated locations, upcoming events, and more.

Daiyuzenji is a not-for-profit organization supported entirely by member donations. There are no dues for members. Donations (tax-deductible) are thankfully accepted.

We share our facility with the Japanese Martial Arts Society (Shinjinkai), which provides training in Aikido and other traditional martial arts.