Austin Zen Center is a Soto Zen practice community in Austin, rooted in the teaching lineage associated with Suzuki Roshi and the tradition brought from China to Japan by Eihei Dogen. The center is devoted to sustained contemplation, study, and community life, with spaces for meditation, residential life, administration, classes, and a library across three buildings in north-central Austin. Its main temple building houses the zendo, or meditation hall, in a former Friends Meeting House. Austin Zen Center emphasizes disciplined practice, careful attention, and a tender-hearted spirit of self-discovery in a calm, harmonious setting.