Onshin Landry
Onshin started practicing Zen in 2012 during the Summer Program at Great Vow. He entered the monastery as a full-time trainee in 2014, and received Tokudo (Zen priest ordination) in 2019. Onshin has served as the in-house bookkeeper of Zen Community of Oregon for over six years, and has deeply enjoyed how simple and loving Zen Buddhist practice is and can be. He became a Dharma Holder in 2023. Onshin has completed two training periods (Ango) in monasteries in Japan. One at Toshoji Monastery in Okayama in 2024, and the other at Kotaiji Monastery in Nagasaki in 2025.
Upcoming Programs by Onshin Landry
Full Moon Fusatsu - Affirming the Precepts
Also With Kodo Conover and Myoyu Haley Voekel
Fusatsu is an ancient bowing and chanting ceremony with origins dating back to the time of the Buddha, when monks would gather under the full moon to renew their vows. This ritual traveled through India, China, and Japan, becoming a significant monthly ceremony in the large monasteries of Japan. In this ceremony, we re-affirm our […]
Beginner's Mind Weekend Meditation Retreat
Also With Darah Shonin Ashton
The teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism empower us to live our lives wholeheartedly with openness, insight and compassion. During this weekend retreat we follow a silent retreat schedule, which allows us to temporarily put aside outside concerns and go deeply into inner work. The silent retreat schedule includes about seven hours of sitting meditation […]