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Women in Buddhist Monasticism: Women in Community

When
02/17/2024
11:20 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Brooklyn Zen Center and online via Zoom; Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Registration

In-person
This event is free if you plan to attend in person at the Brooklyn Zen Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Online ticket
The SZBA relies on the generosity of its donors in order to offer programming. All donations offered through registration will be shared with speakers and panelists. We suggest a sliding scale donation of $10-15 for online participation. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

About this workshop:

Join us for an event featuring Reverend Chimyo Atkinson, an ordained priest in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition, who will share her insights into the role of women in Buddhist monasticism through the lens of her personal journey.

Rev. Atkinson will share her journey to Japan, participating in monastic practice periods and receiving training under Shundo Aoyama Roshi. In 2015, Rev. Atkinson was honored with Dharma Transmission by Rev. Munnich, a testament to her dedication.

During this event, Rev. Atkinson will illuminate the challenges and triumphs of women in Buddhist monasticism, drawing from her personal experiences. She emphasizes the continuous process of letting go and shares her commitment to preserving and sharing the Dharma as a teacher, offering her own experiences as guidance.

Hosted at the Brooklyn Zen Center. this event is part of the Celebrating the Voices of Women in Buddhism; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a monthly, year-long speaker series in 2024. This series has been planned by the SZBA DEIA committee and will include Dharma talks, panels, and intimate conversation with Buddhist women and teachers.

Location and schedule:

The event will take place in a hybrid format, which means it will have both in-person gatherings at a specific physical location, as well as an online component that can be accessed via Zoom. The purpose of this arrangement is to serve the diverse preferences and needs of attendees.

Saturday, February 17, 2024
11:20 am - 1 pm Eastern Time (Click here for a time converter)

326 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York 11231 and on Zoom

Fees:

In-person attendance at the Brooklyn Zen Center is free. To register for the in-person portion of the event click here. Alternatively, you can register using the link on this page to receive the recording following the event.
Online (Zoom) attendance: The SZBA relies on the generosity of its donors in order to offer programming. All donations offered through registration will be shared with speakers and panelists. We suggest a sliding scale donation of $10-15 for online participation. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

About the speaker:
Chimyo Simone Atkinson was ordained a priest in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition in 2007 and received Dharma Transmission in 2015. She received her monastic training at Great Tree Zen Women’s Temple in North Carolina and completed Sotoshu International training periods (Ango) in Japan in 2010 and 2011. She also completed training periods at the Aichi Senmon Nisodo in Nagoya in 2012 and Ryumonji Monastery in Iowa in 2014. Chimyo currently serves as Assistant Abbess and Head of Practice at Great Tree Zen Women’s Temple and volunteers with the sangha at Avery-Mitchell Correctional Institute. She has served on the board of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association since 2017 and helped to draft that organization’s standards for formal monastic practice. She is a member of the Association of Soto Zen Buddhists Jukai-e committee and an SZBA liaison to that organization’s Roadmap Committee.

Please contact SZBA Programs Coordinator, Zena Patton, by emailing programs@szba.org if you have questions or would like support.