Jukai Ceremony
Jukai means “to receive/transmit (ju) the precepts (kai)” — it is a process of preparing for and then formally taking refuge and receiving the precepts as an ongoing path of life through a ceremony for Lay Zen Buddhist Ordination. The Precept Class Series is a prerequisite to receiving Jukai.
For Jukai, you will hand-sew your own rakusu, which represents the robe of the Buddha, and hand-write the names of our Buddha ancestors in a ketchimyaku or lineage chart, connecting you with our lineage of practitioners all the way back to Shakyamuni Buddha. At the ceremony, you will also receive a dharma name from your teacher, representing qualities and aspiration of your practice.
There is a sliding scale fee for Jukai from $150-$300. Payment plans or scholarships can also be arranged. Please email us at staff@eonzen.org to inquire if needed. We are grateful for those who are able to contribute at a greater level to support the participation of others.
The fee for Jukai Ceremony covers the materials for the rakusu kit, rakusu sewing classes with a practice leader, ketchimyaku materials and the Jukai Ceremony itself which includes other preparations by the teacher.
Jukai Ceremonies are scheduled when all the preparations have been completed in coordination with the teacher and others receiving the precepts at the same time.
Jukai means “to receive/transmit (ju) the precepts (kai)” — it is a process of preparing for and then formally taking refuge and receiving the precepts as an ongoing path of life through a ceremony for Lay Zen Buddhist Ordination. The Precept Class Series is a prerequisite to receiving Jukai.
For Jukai, you will hand-sew your own rakusu, which represents the robe of the Buddha, and hand-write the names of our Buddha ancestors in a ketchimyaku or lineage chart, connecting you with our lineage of practitioners all the way back to Shakyamuni Buddha. At the ceremony, you will also receive a dharma name from your teacher, representing qualities and aspiration of your practice.
There is a sliding scale fee for Jukai from $150-$300. Payment plans or scholarships can also be arranged. Please email us at staff@eonzen.org to inquire if needed. We are grateful for those who are able to contribute at a greater level to support the participation of others.
The fee for Jukai Ceremony covers the materials for the rakusu kit, rakusu sewing classes with a practice leader, ketchimyaku materials and the Jukai Ceremony itself which includes other preparations by the teacher.
Jukai Ceremonies are scheduled when all the preparations have been completed in coordination with the teacher and others receiving the precepts at the same time.
Jukai means “to receive/transmit (ju) the precepts (kai)” — it is a process of preparing for and then formally taking refuge and receiving the precepts as an ongoing path of life through a ceremony for Lay Zen Buddhist Ordination. The Precept Class Series is a prerequisite to receiving Jukai.
For Jukai, you will hand-sew your own rakusu, which represents the robe of the Buddha, and hand-write the names of our Buddha ancestors in a ketchimyaku or lineage chart, connecting you with our lineage of practitioners all the way back to Shakyamuni Buddha. At the ceremony, you will also receive a dharma name from your teacher, representing qualities and aspiration of your practice.
There is a sliding scale fee for Jukai from $150-$300. Payment plans or scholarships can also be arranged. Please email us at staff@eonzen.org to inquire if needed. We are grateful for those who are able to contribute at a greater level to support the participation of others.
The fee for Jukai Ceremony covers the materials for the rakusu kit, rakusu sewing classes with a practice leader, ketchimyaku materials and the Jukai Ceremony itself which includes other preparations by the teacher.
Jukai Ceremonies are scheduled when all the preparations have been completed in coordination with the teacher and others receiving the precepts at the same time.
Vast is the robe of liberation
A formless field of benefaction
I wear the Tathagata’s teaching
Saving all sentient beings
— Verse of the Kesa