Jukai - Ceremony: Taking refuge + receiving the precepts

In the life of a Zen practitioner, the ceremony of Jukai is a crucial step. It consists in receiving the precepts (Kai) of the Bodhisattva and, by doing so, of taking refuge in the three treasures: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

Important! These teachings on the theme of "Jukai" are open to all, even to people who have already done the ceremony or wish to do so later.

Informations about Jukai's ceremonies in 2023

Different rituals are associated with this ceremony, making the whole one particularly strong moment:

• writing a letter to master Wang-Genh to express one’s wish to receive the precepts and describing one’s path.
• having an individual conversation with the Jukai Master
• symbolically cutting the first lock of hair during the ceremony
• receiving a rakusu and an ordination name 
• You can sew the rakusu yourself and bring it or buy it at the temple for a certain amount (please ask for the amount at the temple). These are sewn by older practitioners. For those who sew themselves, it is advisable to start sewing before jukai week, as the days are very busy during that week. Finishing is possible under the guidance of elders such as Anette Seigyo Beck and Walter Eko Krepulat.

Two days of teaching devoted to the precepts will precede the sesshin during which the various ceremonies will take place.