Zen Buddhist dharma Centre is located in a beautiful property Andreas Bonnstraat 12, 1091 AX Amsterdam .It enjoys the spaciousness and tranquility. Yet is easily accessible by public transport.

Zen Buddhist Dharma Centre Netherlands was established in 2002 and aspires to keep the Zen Buddhist tradition alive for future generations. A pioneering project in an environment that has no Buddhist history, it offers a comprehensive training programmer that is based on timehonored forms of practice yet does not shy away from experimenting with new approaches. The monastery is set up as a community where men and women, monastics and lay-people can practice together under one roof. The programmed is based on four elements of training (Zen Buddhist ritual, study and the development of social skills) and consists of a daily schedule as well as a calendar of retreats and related events.

Everybody is welcome to participate in the program. The continuity of training is ensured by a team of full-time monastics and novices (at present numbering thirteen), and many people join for longer or shorter periods of time to support and deepen their practice at home. Newcomers always receive special attention. The overnight accommodation has a capacity of forty-two participants in total. All meals are vegetarian. Classes are held in English.

Zen Buddhist Dharma Centre founders and head teachers are Abbot Tenkei Coppens Roshi and Myoho Gabrysch Roshi who are both certified by the American based White Plum Asanga and the Japanese Soto School. They are assisted by several of Tenkei Roshi’s dharma successors. Moreover, teachers of other Buddhist organizations are often invited to give lectures and workshops. Zen River is officially registered in Japan as a Tokubetsu Jiin (international missionary temple) and plays an active role in the development of the European department of the Soto School. That means that there is a lively exchange between students of Zen Buddhist Dharma center and other monastery abroad.

Over the years, Zen Buddhist Dharma Center has branched out to Kursang Buddhist Monastery Nepal, all under the guidance of certified dharma successors.