Esol - New Zealand

The Mountains and Rivers Order is an organization of associated Zen Buddhist temples, practice centers and sitting groups in the US and abroad. Inspired by Zen Master Dogen's Mountains and Rivers Sutra, MRO was founded by Abbot, John Daido Loori. The mainhouse is Zen Mountain Monastery, a residential retreat center in the Catskills, New York. Training focuses on the Eight Gates of Zen.