Maha Bodhi Zen Center is a Rinzai-zen temple founded on August 10, 2010 by Soken Graf, a Zen monk under the instruction and in the lineage of Zen Master Joshu Sasaki Roshi.
Soken lived and trained with Sasaki Roshi at Mt Baldy Zen Center from July 1997-April 2009. In addition to maintaining the Maha Bodhi Zen Center schedule, Soken continues to study Zen with Sasaki Roshi, regularly attending week-long retreats called dai-sesshin.
The goal of Maha Bodhi Zen Center is to provide the place, support and instruction for anyone who wishes to practice Mahayana Buddhism and Zen. If you are interested in Zen or Zazen (Buddhist contemplative practice) please feel free to contact us for more information.