Zen Group Lineage
In 1991, two groups, the Richmond Zen Group and the Chimborazo Zen Group, which was meeting at Ekoji, came together to form the Ekoji Zen Group. Members of the new group had diverse practice backgrounds but no formal affiliation with any Zen center or teacher. Since 1993 Josho Pat Phelan, Zen priest and abbess at the Chapel Hill Zen Center, has made regular visits to support the practice of the group. In 2003, the group became the Richmond Zen Group.
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Richmond Zen Group is affiliated with the Suzuki Roshi lineage of Soto Zen. We have associations with the following Zen Centers: