Maha-Vairocana is a Sanskrit term meaning “All Pervading Brightness”. Our Chinese name is a transliteration of this word.
The Maha-vairocana Zen Cultivation Center maintains the vitality of Sakyamuni Buddha's teaching:
“To disclose the true nature of the cosmos, so as to realize a life free of fear and full of joy.”
This involves:
- Thorough study of the Buddhist Canon.
- Training in both active and still Zen practice.
- Directly realizing the Buddha's teaching of the true reality of the cosmos through “developing, proving, awakening, and entering”
MVZCC uses an orderly systematic curriculum:
- To develop each being's bright nature and boundless wisdom, which are one with the Buddha.
- To benefit the universe and all beings through self cultivation and realization.
- To let the Dharma's brightness pass over all time-space illuminating the whole Dharma realm.
