I know, too, that Dainei really hasn’t gone anywhere. “I will miss our friendship and our conversations, dearly. I have also taken the liberty of including here the concluding paragraph of a communication from Stephen Pradarelli of the Winding Path Sangha in Iowa CIty, which I think speaks for many of us in the Iowa City Zen Buddhist community who knew Dainei: Further observances will include a funeral and interment at Ryumonji Zen Monastery near Decorah, Iowa at 10 AM on October 9th, 2022. We have observed her passing by chanting the Dai Hai Shin Dharani and the Maha Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra (Heart Sutra) on each of the seven Sundays beginning with the date of her death. Dainei passed away on Jin Minnesota, where she had recently relocated to be closer to family. Dainei Page Appelbaum for serving as our Guiding Teacher for several years, and for guiding our sittings, readings and discussions, serving as Doshi and providing Dharma talks and personal teaching for many in our Sangha over a much longer time. Dainei Page Appelbaum died on JFuneral Service at Ryumonji Zen Monastery on Octoat 10 AM, as a part of Taste of Ryumonji celebration. FYI, this paragraph of information was last updated on July 13, 2022. The Zoom room number has been distributed by email and is available by request to our email address: Please see below for further information and some further notices. Since March 12, 2020, we are currently meeting only online through Zoom. All are welcome to attend and there is no charge, though donations are gratefully accepted. The Zen Center has a Schedule for zazen (sitting meditation) as well as classes and special events. Here is a location map & contact information. Founded in 1976 by Steve Fox and others, the Iowa City Zen Center is located at 1025 Fairchild Street in the historic Goosetown neighborhood of Iowa City. The Iowa City Zen Center is an independent Zen community affiliated with the Japanese Soto Zen school, following the guidance of Abbot Shoken Winecoff, the founder of Ryumonji Zen Monastery in the Midwest Zen lineage of Dainin Katagiri.
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