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| denomination     = [[Sōtō]]
| founded          = 2006
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| founder          = [[Jundo Cohen]]
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| website          = [http://www.treeleaf.org www.treeleaf.org]
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'''Treeleaf Zendo''' is a [[Zen]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[sangha]] in the [[Sōtō]] tradition.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.treeleaf.org/about-treeleaf-teachers-jundo-taigu-and-our-lineage/ |title=About Treeleaf, teacher Jundo and our Lineage |accessdate=April 4, 2013 |publisher=Treeleaf Zendo }}</ref> Treeleaf's teacher is [[Jundo Cohen]] <ref name="about"/> and the zendo is a member of the [[Soto Zen Buddhist Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://szba.org/centers/treeleaf-zendo/ |title=Treeleaf Zendo |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |publisher=[[Soto Zen Buddhist Association]] }}</ref>

Treeleaf Zendo was designed specifically as an online practice place for Zen practitioners<ref name="about"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2007/12/bg-053-virtual-zen-dropping-here-and-there/ |title=BG 053: Virtual Zen: Dropping Here and There |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |publisher=Buddhist Geeks }}</ref><ref name="sweep">{{cite web |url=http://sweepingzen.com/2010/10/29/jundo-cohen-interview/ |title=Jundo Cohen interview |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |publisher=Sweeping Zen }}</ref> who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or work, childcare and family needs, and seeks to provide netcast Zazen sittings, retreats, Jukai, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist Sangha, all fully online and without charge.<ref name="about"/>

{{quote|But, really, we are a Sangha just about like any Sangha, and the place feels like a small, intimate group of people who sit together and support each other in practice. That is the way it should be.<ref name="sweep"/>}}

The focus is ''[[Shikantaza]]'' "Just Sitting" Zazen<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treeleaf.org/articles/TreeleafTheLineage.html |title=Lineage: a continuing history... |accessdate=April 4, 2013  |publisher=Treeleaf Zendo }}</ref> as instructed by the 13th Century Japanese Master, [[Dogen|Eihei Dogen]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sweepingzen.com/2009/12/23/jundo-cohen-bio/ |title=Jundo Cohen Bio |accessdate=May 10, 2012 |publisher=Sweeping Zen }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.treeleaf.org/}}
* [http://treeleaf.podbean.com/ Treeleaf podcasts]
* [http://sweepingzen.com/tag/treeleaf-zendo/ Treeleaf Sit-A-Longs]

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[[Category:Buddhist organizations]]
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[[Category:Soto Zen]]


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