 Founded on September 15, 1968 by Zen master Soen Nakagawa Roshi and Eido Tai Shimano Roshi, the building was converted from a garage, formerly a carriage house.Eido Tai Shimano Roshi, now deceased, was the founding abbot.He was succeeded on January 1, 2011, by the current abbot Roko Sherry Chayat Roshi.