Tetsuya: All-Night Sitting & Founder's Sunrise Ceremony (On-Site)

In the spirit of Buddha’s enlightenment, on Friday night we will be in tetsuya, which means we will “sit through the whole night,” from 12:00 am to 4:00 am. $50 admission.

7:00 pm Check-in (If you cannot check in at 7:00pm, please arrive in time for the 12am sit.)

7:30 - 9:00 pm Zazen

9 pm-11:45 pm Rest (A room will be assigned to you.)

12 - 4:00 am Tetsuya

5:15 am Zazen

6:00 am Procession to Stupa

7:30 am Breakfast

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Open to the fully vaccinated public. Please take a covid test within 72 hours of arrival and email us the test result at office@smzc.org.