Welcome to the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago


Our services and activities are held at 608 Dempster Street in Evanston, Illinois. We offer Zen meditation (zazen) services in the Soto Zen tradition three times weekly:

Services last for approximately two hours and include chanting, seated meditation (zazen), and walking meditation (kinhin). Tea is usually served afterwards. Please feel free to stop by and visit. Newcomers are always welcome and instructions are provided at every service.

We also have a variety of books, audio cassettes, incense, and meditation supplies for sale.

Our calendar of upcoming special events may be found here.

Questions? Call us at 847-272-2070 or e-mail us for more information.

Additional on-line resources may be found here.

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