Virtual dharma study intensive: Dogen's Kesa Kudoku
Oct 27 - 31 & Nov 3 - 7, 2025   (Registration closed.)

This fall, Okumura Roshi will offer ten lectures on his own newly edited translation of Eihei Dogen Zenji's Kesa Kudoku (Virtue of the Kashaya).
In this text, Dogen discusses the meaning and importance of Buddha's robe (known as kashaya or okesa​) as a direct expression and transmission of the dharma, supporting ourselves and others through our day-to-day practice -- whether or not we're wearing a formal rakusu or okesa ourselves.
The schedule consists of one lecture and Q & A period each morning from 10 - noon ET on ten weekday mornings, online via Zoom with Okumura Roshi.

Registration is now closed.

Logistics and further information

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  • Please note the following shift in the usual schedule for this series: Lectures will be offered on weekday mornings only, with no lecture on the mornings of Saturday and Sunday, Nov 1 & 2. This shift provides a less strenuous schedule for Okumura Roshi.

  • Each lecture recording will be made available to participants as usual before the next day's lecture begins, and will remain available to participants for a period of one month after the conclusion of the dharma study intensive. 

  • We are not able to accommodate visiting practitioners in-person for these lectures. A small group of people directly involved in carrying out the event will be present in the zendo. Registration is for virtual participation only.​

  • About a week before the first lecture, those who have registered will receive a link to the Resource Page containing Zoom links and the downloadable materials needed for this event, including Okumura Roshi's translation of the text and the opening and closing chants.
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If you have any further questions after reading the information on this page, please feel free to contact us.

Daily Schedule
10 weekday mornings
Oct 27 - 31 & Nov 3 - 7

Times are US Eastern Time.

10:00 AM  Lecture
11:30  Question & Answer
12:00 PM  Bow out
You are also welcome to join via Zoom in the regular weekday morning practice schedule that will be carried out here at Sanshinji before each of the lectures:
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6:10 am  Zazen
7:00 am  Kinhin
7:10 am  Zazen
8:00 am  Robe chant
8:05 am  Service
8:30 am  Reading from Shobogenzo Zuimonki, announcements, ​soji (cleanup)
​8:45 am  Bow out
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Registration is closed.

Related resources for ongoing study

All of the following resources are freely available:
The Sawaki Nyoho-e Treasury arises from our aspiration to accurately preserve, embody, and transmit Kodo Sawaki's teachings about sewing, wearing and encountering Buddha's robe.
Great Robe of Liberation: A Study of the Kesa​​​
​Compiled by Echu Kyuma under the supervision of Kodo Sawaki
​Translated by Koun Franz and Yuko Okumura
9 of 13 chapters have been translated so far.
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