Victoria Zen Centre Society

Zenwest offers: Training for many non-residential members, and a few residential members. A variety of inclusive activities for the Sangha and broader community. Zenwest: Is located in Sooke on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada, Was incorporated as a non-profit organization in the province of British Columbia and registered federally as a charity in November, 1980., Was recognized as an independent religious body in the province of British Columbia in May, 2009., Zen practice here has arisen out of the Rinzai tradition, but we maintain no formal affiliation with any other teacher or centre. Ven. Eshu Martin was affirmed as the first Abbot and teacher of the Zenwest Buddhist Society by the board of directors and membership in November 2005. We offer retreats, dharma talks, koan study and weekly guidance from our teacher.