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Providence Zen Center

Providence, Rhode Island

The founding temple of the Kwan Um School of Korean Zen, built around a pagoda in a Providence neighborhood where Seung Sahn's sitting practice is taught to the public.

The head temple of the Kwan Um School, the largest Korean Zen organization in the West, founded by Seung Sahn in 1972. The center keeps a pagoda in its courtyard and offers public meditation on weekday evenings and Sunday mornings.

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