An , or , is a Japanese term for a three-month period of intense training for students of Zen Buddhism, lasting anywhere from 90 to 100 days.Ford, 217 The practice during ango consists of meditation (zazen), study, and work (samu (作務)).
Ango is typically held twice a year, the first period from spring to summer and the second period from fall to winter.Hakeda, et al.; 165 The word ango literally translates as "dwelling in peace"; the summer ango is referred to as ge-ango (夏安居) or u-ango (雨安居) and the winter period is referred to as tō-ango (冬安居) or setsu-ango (雪安居).Fischer-Schreiber, et al.; 13 Additionally, some monasteries and Zen centers hold just one ango per year.Prebish, 101Maezumi, 173
Concerning Zen practice in the United States, author Ellen Birx writes,
See also Kyol Che Sesshin Zazen Vassa
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