Havredal Zendo
Buddhist temple in Denmark
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Havredal Zendo (English: Oats Vally Zendo) - Cho-An is a Buddhist temple, in the Rinzai Zen tradition, founded by Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen). Cho-An is the first Zen temple building to be established in Denmark.
| Havredal Zendo | |
|---|---|
Havredal Zendo internal | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Rinzai Zen Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Stendalsvej 19, DK7470, Karup |
| Country | Denmark |
 Interactive map of Havredal Zendo | |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Choan Denko Mokudo Bertelsen (Egmund Sommer / Denko Møller / John Mortensen) |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Website | |
| buddhistisksamfund.dk/ | |
Denko first became interested in Zen Buddhism in the late sixties in Denmark. He went to Ryutaku-ji in Japan, where he met Soen Nakagawa. Later he became a student of Soen's successor, Eido Shimano. Denko was ordained as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest on July 4, 1980 and received Dharma transmission from Eido in 2002.[1][2][3]
Denko later broke with Eido Shimano and became an independent teacher.
Denko is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.[4]
