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The Temple
The Temple "Shinnyo-ji" was born in September 2004 and officially recognized from Reverend Ryushin Azuma Roshi, 72° Abbot of Daijo-ji Monastery in Kanazawa, Japan. As a seal, the Reverend handwrote a wooden board that says: "Shinnyo-ji Daijo-ji Italia Betsuin" that means: "Shinnyo's Temple, Italian department of Daijo-ji Monastery".
This is the first Zen Buddist Temple of Florence of the Japanese Sōtōshu school, guided by Master Anna Maria Iten Shinnyo, direct disciple of Reverend Ryushin Azuma Roshi who transmitted her the Shiho – Dharma Transmission – on June 5th, 2008 in Daijo-ji.
Her following Abbot designation, received during the Zuise ceremony on June, 21st 2008 in Eihei-ji Monastery and the day after in Soji-ji, allow Iten Shinnyo (following the rule of the Japanese Zen Sōtōshu school) ordain disciples who enter in the official lineage, that from Shakyamuni Buddha through the ancestors and the Masters, arrives until Reverend Ryushin Azuma Roshi and Anna Maria Iten Shinnyo.
In the Shinnyo-ji temple the door is always open, regardless of any orientation or belief and to any commitment level. Everyone can meditate in the scheduled days during the practice hours: a zafu – meditation cushion – is always available for anyone in every moment of your life you decide to sit in Zazen.