SokukoJi is a Japanese name which translates to “Temple of Immediate Light.”

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SokukoJi traces its origins to a dharma study group in 1975 and officially became SokukoJi in 2007. Our campus is in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan, with the temple and community facilities in the primary building and additional residential and meeting facilities in two other buildings. 

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SokukoJi Buddhist Temple Monastery is under the guidance of our Founding Abbot, Kyoun Sokuzan, a transmitted priest in the Sōtō school of Japanese Zen Buddhism.   We offer daily sitting meditation and services. 

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As a spiritual meditation community, SokukoJi works to support the community. SokukoJi is particularly active in working with people in drug rehabilitation centers and volunteer work in Michigan Department of Corrections prisons, but also extends its support to whomever needs it, regardless of background or religious affiliation.

 

Our guiding principles are Communication, Cooperation, and Collaboration in all that we do.