When Zen students request to make a formal and public their intention to follow and embody the Buddha Way, they receive Jukai. Jukai means to receive (ju) the precepts (kai). The precepts, which we repeat every month at our Full Moon Ceremony, are the ethical teachings of the Buddha.

On July 14, 2023 Seiko Kathleen Cairns and Kikō Julie Berkopec received their Buddha robes (rakasus) and dharma names, and formalized their intention to practice Zazen.