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THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION, IN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE UNITED KINGDOM, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ACHIEVED THROUGH:ÁÁ
1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE RELIGIOUS PRACTICE AND STUDY OF ZEN BUDDHISM (IN ORDER TO LEAD PEOPLE TO ENLIGHTENMENT, LIBERATING THEMSELVES FROM THE SUFFERING OF LIFE I.E THE LOOP OF DUALITY) BY PROVIDING STRUCTURED AND ONGOING ZEN MEDITATION CLASSES, RETREATS, TRAINING, AND EVENTS/MEETINGS/CONGREGATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
2. THE DELIVERY AND PASSING ON OF THE TEACHINGS AND PRACTICE METHODS OF THE CIOÆS ZEN LINEAGES OF LINJI (JPN. RINZAI), CAODONG (JPN. SOTO) AND DHARMA DRUM, THROUGH THE STUDY OF ZEN DOCTRINES AND PRACTICING ZEN MEDITATION ACCORDINGLY IN THE ZEN MEDITATION CLASSES, RETREATS, TRAINING, AND/OR EVENTS/MEETINGS/CONGREGATIONS PROVIDED BY THE CIO, SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN ADVANCE THEIR ZEN LEVELS IN ACCORD WITH THE TEACHINGS.
3. THE WORSHIP AND APPRECIATION OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA AND ANCESTRAL ZEN MASTERS, THE TEACHINGS OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA AND ANCESTRAL ZEN MASTERS, AND THE ARYA SANGHA (QUALIFIED ZEN TEACHERS) WHO CARRY ON THE TEACHINGS OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA AND ANCESTRAL ZEN MASTERS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORSHIP CEREMONIES IN ZEN RETREATS AND/OR EVENTS/MEETINGS/CONGREGATIONS (SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN BE INSPIRED BY THE EXAMPLES OF ENLIGHTENMENT TO ADVANCE THEIR ZEN PRACTICE).
4. THE PROVISION OF THE RIGHT CONCEPTS ABOUT ZEN BUDDHISM AND ZEN MEDITATION, AND THE SHARING AND PROMOTION OF THE ZEN MEDITATION EXPERIENCE THROUGH ZEN EVENTS AND/OR MEETINGS, WEBSITE, ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINTED FLYERS, ETC.Á
