North Cascades Buddhist Priory is a contemplative Buddhist monastery in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition. The Founder of North Cascades Buddhist Priory is Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett (d. 1996), whose Transmission of the contemplative Heart of Buddhism we aspire to continue. The abbot is Rev. Master Koshin Schomberg. The Priory is a member of the Serene Reflection Dharma Association.

The priory consists of a monastic community, located in South Pierce County, and a lay congregation. Meditation groups meet regularly at the monastery and in Seattle. Buddhist festivals are celebrated at the monastery. The monastery offers overnight retreats for people who wish to seriously pursue the practice of Serene Reflection Meditation.

This website has audio recordings of Dharma talks given by Rev. Master Koshin. It also has articles written by members of the monastic community, as well as Rev. Master Koshin’s book on the Buddha’s detailed Teaching on karma and rebirth (dependent origination).

Rev. Master Koshin has created a website devoted to the "appreciation, understanding and dissemination of the teachings of Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett, especially as expressed in How to Grow a Lotus Blossom or How a Zen Buddhist Prepares for Death" (available from Amazon or Lulu publishing).  The website's address is:www.howtogrowalotusblossom.org. Click here for a PDF of this website’s contents as of January 14, 2019.  Click here to purchase a Kindle version of the second editionandclick here to purchase a paperback version.

Contact information for the monastery:

PO Box 650

McKenna, WA 98558

Telephone: (360) 458-5075

email: ncbp.ncbp@gmail.com

Contact information for the Serene Reflection Dharma Association:

Dean of the Association: Rev. Master Mokushin Hart

email: srdadean@gmail.com

Olympic Peninsula:

Rev. Master Mokushin Hart

Mountain Vista Dharma Refuge

Port Ludlow, WA

e-mail: mokuhart@yahoo.com

Olympia:

Rev. Master Teijo Stimac

Serene Reflection Meditation Refuge

e-mail: tkstimac@gmail.com

Seattle:

Rev. Master Basil Singer

Seattle Dharma Refuge

(206) 849-7621

Minnesota:

Rev. Master Bennet Laraway

North Star Dharma Refuge

(320) 455-7607

The Netherlands:

Eerwaarde meester Hector van der Marel

Westerwolder Dharma Toevlucht

e-mail: zenmeditatie@wwdt.nl

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