Authentic Buddhist Teaching Applied to Modern Day Living

Shogaku Zen Institute graduates are prepared to meet the challenges of ministering to an increasingly pluralistic Western society. In addition to formal academic study, the curriculum trains students to integrate experiential and practice-based learning. This embodied approach to study reflects a core aspect of the 2,500 year old Buddhist tradition, and differentiates it from theological and theoretical frameworks of traditional Abrahamic religious seminaries.


New - MDiv course for spring 2025

Building and Sustaining Healthy Sangha: 10-week course open to all, beginning February 4th 2025. More details here.


Sad News - SZI mourns the loss of our Dean, Rev. Dr. Keith Wiley

See details here