Cho Gye Sa Zen
Chogyesa, a Korean Zen temple, was founded in the 1970s in Queens by Zen Master Seung Sahn. In 2003, the temple moved to its current home in a twentieth century townhouse on the Upper East Side. The Jijang-Bosal room, named for the boddhisatva of compassion, is located on the lower level. The mezzanine level contains a meditation room, garden, and gift shop and upstairs, there is a library for quiet study. The temple also boasts a beautiful garden. The monks are led by Abbot Do Am, who practiced Zen in the mountains of Korea for twenty-five years. People of all nations are welcome to come to the Buddhist Sanctuary to meditate, chant, and “practice together as one people.”