What is meant by Zen Dojo?
Literally translated, Zen Dojo is Zen Training Place. This differs from a Zendo in so much as a Zen Dojo instructs and trains students in a wider curriculum of Zen Training. This training may include physical disciplines, such as yoga or the martial arts, as well as the art forms typically associated with Zen. In the case of monastic training it is often referred to as a Semmon Dojo, or Semmon Zen Dojo, with the word semmon meaning special gate. The word Zendo is actually a contracted form of the terms Zen and Dojo.
