Zen Center of Los Angeles
Religion
Affiliation	White Plum Asanga
Location
Location	923 S. Normandie Ave,Los Angeles 90006
Country	United States
Interactive map of Zen Center of Los Angeles
Architecture
Founder	Taizan Maezumi
Completed	1967
Website
www.zencenter.org/

TheZen Center of Los Angeles (ZCLA), temple nameBuddha Essence Temple, is aZen center founded byHakuyu Taizan Maezumi in 1967 that practices in theWhite Plum lineage.

ZCLA observes a daily schedule of zazen, Buddhist services, and work practice. The Center's programs include introductory classes, sesshin, workshops and training periods, as well as face-to-face meetings with AbbotWendy Egyoku Nakao and other Center teachers. The sangha practices zazen and koan training in the Maezumi-Glassman lineage.^[1]

ZCLA's mission is to know the Self, maintain the precepts, and serve others. The Center serves by providing the teaching, training, and transmission of Zen Buddhism. ZCLA's vision is an enlightened world in which suffering is transcended, all beings live in harmony, everyone has enough, deep wisdom is realized, and compassion flows unhindered.^[1]

• Buddhism in the United States
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

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  Conrad Butsugen Romo in front of ZCLA during the 40th Anniversary celebration
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  Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa) on the grounds of the Zen center

• Maguire, Jack (2001).Essential Buddhism: A Complete Guide to Beliefs and Practices. Simons and Schuster.ISBN 0-671-04188-6.OCLC 47054191.
• Preston, David L. (1988).The Social Organization of Zen Practice: Constructing Transcultural Reality. Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0-521-35000-X.OCLC 16685057.
• Seager, Richard Hughes (1999).Buddhism in America. Columbia University Press.ISBN 0-231-10868-0.OCLC 40481142.

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