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Sunyana Graef Sensei
Disciple of Roshi Philip Kapleau. Teaches at the Toronto Zen Centre and the Vermont Zen Center
http://www.vzc.org/teacher.htm
The Wanderling
Anonymous self-proclaimed Zen Master. Founder of Awakening 101.
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awaken...
Helga Schleiter Smith
Helga Schleiter Smith came upon the Way of Sudden Awakening after years of studying and practicing various "dualistic" and "non-dualistic" traditions. She currently teaches at Santa Cruz, CA.
http://www.wayofsuddenawakening.org
Paul Park, Ji Do Poep Sa Nim
Co-Guiding Teacher of Dharma Zen Center, Los Angeles. Paul Park, JDPSN, received inka at Providence Zen Center from Zen Master Seung Sahn in April 1998.
http://members.aol.com/DhrmaZenLA/paulpark...
Mary Jise Jaksch
Appointed as a teacher in the Diamond Sangha lineage by Ross Bolleter Roshi with the blessing of Mary's elder Teacher, Robert Aitken Roshi.
http://www.zendo.org.nz/pages/marymain.htm...
Sojun Mel Weitsman
Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center.
http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/aboutBZC....
Ji Bong (Bob Moore)
Co-Guiding Teacher of Dharma Zen Center, Los Angeles. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1975.
http://members.aol.com/DhrmaZenLA/BMJDPSN....
John Daido Loori
Author, artist, Zen Master is the founder and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, New York. This site contains information about his works and books as an creative artist.
http://www.johndaidoloori.org/
Charles Tenshin Fletcher Sensei
Charles Tenshin Fletcher Sensei received Dharma Transmission in the White Plum lineage from Maezumi Roshi in 1994. He is currently the teacher and abbot of Zen Mountain Center in California.
http://www.zmc.org/teaching/index.html
Michael McAlister
Michael McAlister is a Zen-inspired but ecumenical spiritual teacher. He leads the Infinite Smile Sangha (ISS) in Lafayette, California. This ISS site contains links relating to his retreats, his writing, and recorded talks & video.
http://infinitesmile.org/bio.htm
Hogen Daido Yamahata
Soto teacher, student of Harada Tangen Roshi.
http://www.openway.org.au/teacher.html
Cheri Huber
Cheri Huber has been a student and teacher of Zen for over 30 years. This site contains schedules of public talks and workshops, signup form, writings archive, booking information, links to her Internet radio show, and background information.
http://www.cherihuber.com/
Shohaku Okumura
Rev. Shohaku Okumara has been an ordained priest of Soto Zen since 1970. He is the director of the Soto Zen Education Center in San Francisco, and the head teacher of Sanshin Zen Community in Bloomington, Indiana.
http://www.sanshinzencommunity.org/teacher...
Ross Bolleter
Zen Master Ross Bolleter Roshi teaches in Australia and New Zealand in the Diamond Sangha tradition.
http://www.zendo.org.nz/pages/rossmain.htm...
Jack Duffy Roshi
Received dharma transmission from Robert Aitken Roshi in 1997. Teaches at Three Treasures Sangha, Seattle, WA.
http://www.oz.net/~jeffj/teacher.html
Patricia Dai-En Bennage
Received Soto Zen priest precepts and trained at the Women's Soto Zen Monastery in Nagoya, Japan, receiving Transmission and Zuise. Head teacher at Mt. Equity Zendo.
http://mtequity.org/teacher.htm
Genpo Roshi
Dharma heir of Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Teaches at Kanzeon Zen Center in Utah.
http://www.zencenterutah.org/genpo.html
Shaka Rich Hart
Teaches at Clear Mountain Center, Baldwin, NY. Student of Sasaki Roshi, in the Rinzaiji lineage.
http://lizen.homestead.com/rich.html
Taigen Dan Leighton
Taigen Dan Leighton is a Soto Zen priest with Dharma Transmission from Reb Anderson Roshi. He is an author and translator of a few books and teaches at the Berkeley Graduate Theological Union. The site contains information about his Sangha, as well as articles and Dharma talks.
http://www.mtsource.org/bios/taigenbio.htm...
Subhana Barzaghi Roshi
Subhana Barzaghi Roshi received transmission from her teacher, John Tarrant Roshi, in 1996. She teaches intensive Zen & Vipassana retreats in India, Australia and New Zealand and conducts workshops in Sydney.
http://users.bigpond.net.au/subhana/medn.h...
Anzan Hoshin
Roshi for White Wind Zen Centers: Zen Centre of Ottawa; Wolfville Zazenkai, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; and, Harrow Zazenkai, South Harrow, Middlesex, England.
http://www.wwzc.org/roshi.htm
Taitaku Pat Phelan
Teaches at the Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Zen Center.
http://www.intrex.net/chzg/patsbio.htm
Zen Dharma Teachers
DharmaNet's Guide to Zen/Ch'an Dharma Teachers.
http://www.dharmanet.org/teach-z.html
Female Zen Teachers
Comprehensive list and biographies of current female Western Zen teachers.
http://members.tripod.com/~lhamo/2zen.htm
Kobutsu Shindo (Kevin Malone)
Ordained American Rinzai Zen Buddhist priest of the Gempo-Soen-Eido lineage, studied with the Venerable Eido Sotai Shimano, Roshi. Kobutsu has been a student in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and studied with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
http://www.engaged-zen.org/Kobio.html##Top
Dae Gak
Teaches at Furnace Mountain. Received transmission from Zen Master Seung Sahn, Kwan Um School. Founded Furnace Mountain, in 1986. Guiding Teacher of the Queensland Zen Center (Australia), Lexington Zen Center, Dae Mun Zen Group of Cincinnati, and Indianapolis Zen Group.
http://www.furnacemountain.org/zmdg.html
Eido Frances Carney Roshi
Received Dharma Transmission in the Soto lineage from Niho Tetsumei Roshi of Entsuji Temple. Teaches at Olympia Zen Center.
http://www.spindrift.org/olyzen/teachf.htm...
Teachings of Master Nan Huai-Chin
Two excerpts from Master Nan's books translated into English. A teacher in the three traditions of Confucian, Buddhist tradition and the Taoist tradition.
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/...
Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi
Tenshin Reb Anderson is Senior Dharma teacher at San Francisco Zen Center.
http://www.rebanderson.org/
Robert E. Kennedy Roshi
Fr. Robert E Kennedy S.J. Roshi is a Dharma heir of Bernard Glassman Roshi. He had studied with Yamada Roshi and Maezumi Roshi. He is chair of the Theology Department of Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey. This site contains practice schedules, biographical information, online articles, and links to other zendos.
http://members.tripod.com/~kennedyzen/#Bio...
Tetsujyo Deguchi
Abbot of Toshoji International Zen Center and a seminal influence on the growth of Zen Buddhism in Italy. He received Dharma transmission in the Harada Roshi Line from Tetsugyu Ban Roshi.
http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~toshoji/mast...
Zen Master Zensho W. Kopp
Zensho W. Kopp is a direct dharma successor of Zen Master Soji Enku. He is the spiritual director of Zen-Centre Tao Chan.
http://www.zen-meditation.org/chan_zensho_...
Roshi Gensho Hozumi
The guiding teacher of the Kyoto International Zendo. Hozumi Roshi trained under Yamada Mumon Roshi for 12 years and received transmission from Omori Sogen Roshi. The site contains a collection of his writings and information about the Kyoto International Zendo.
http://tekishin.org/master/mastereg.htm
Chan Master Wei Li
The founder of the Tu An Zen Temple at Santa Ana, Chan Master Wei Li [Thich Duy Luc in Vietnamese] is an 89th generation master in the Chan tradition. He was a student of Master Dieu Duyen who was a close disciple of Master Hsu Yun [Empty Cloud] and Master Lai Kuo. This site contains articles about Buddhism, Chan Buddhism, and a biography of the master.
http://www.patriarch-chan.com/patriarchcha...
Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima
Ordained by the late Master Rempo Niwa, formerly head of the Soto Sect. He has written many books on Buddhism in both Japanese and in English. He teaches in Tokyo, Osaka, Shizuoka City and other cities in Japan. This site contains a list of his publications, online articles, as well as information about his teaching activities.
http://www.dogensangha.org/gwn.htm
Robert Aitken Roshi
Official site for Robert Aitken Roshi of the Diamond Sangha, with links to his writings and to groups affiliated with the Diamond Sangha.
http://www.flex.com/~aitken/roshi/
Dr. John Crook
Dr. John Crook received Dharma transmission from Master Sheng-yen in 1993. He runs the Western Chan Fellowship in England and conducts Western Zen Retreats, Mahamudra Retreats, and Chan retreats throughout Europe.
http://www.westernchanfellowship.org/teach...
Zarko Andricevic
The founder of the Dharmaloka community and the Zagreb Croatia Buddhist Center. Zarko received transmission from Ch'an Master Sheng-yen in 2001.
http://www.dharmaloka.org/dharma.html
James Ishmael Ford Sensei
Received Dharma transmission within the Soto lineage from Jiyu Kennett Roshi in 1971. Received permission to teach in the Harada/Yasutani koan tradition from John Tarrant Roshi in 1998. James Ford is also an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. He teaches at the Zen Community of Boston.
http://www.impermanent.net/shz/jif.html
Kosen
Affiliated with the Association Buddhist Zen of Master Deshimaru. Born in Paris, 1950. Received shiho from Master Niwa Zenji, in the Soto tradition. Site accompanied by Kosen's rock music.
http://www.zen-deshimaru.com/EN/sangha/who...
John Daido Loori Roshi
Biographies of John Daido Loori Roshi, founder, abbot, and spiritual leader of Zen Mountain Monastery and his two transmitted Dharma heirs Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei, and Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Sensei.
http://www.mro.org/zmm/trainingstaff/
Kwan Um Zen School Teachers
http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/teachers...
Joshu Sasaki Roshi
Rinzai Zen teacher from Myoshin-ji temple in Japan--now in the United States heading several Zen Centers.
http://www.azc.org/azc-about-roshi.html
Chan Master Sheng-Yen
In addition to being a lineage holder of the Linji (Jap. Rinzai) and Caodong (Jap. Soto) traditions, Master Sheng-yen is a scholar with a ph.d from Rissho University in Japan. He teaches in New York and is the founder of the Dharma Drum Mountain in Taiwan.
http://www.cooper.edu/organizations/clubs/...
Thich Nhat Hanh
Biography. Includes Real Audio excerpts of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings.
http://seaox.com/thich.html
Catherine Genno Pages Sensei
Student of Genpo Roshi, Kanzeon Zen Center, Utah. Now teaching in Paris.
http://www.zencenterutah.org/genno.html
Nonin Chowaney
American Zen Master, trained in the Soto tradition of Zen Master Dogen. Ordained by Rev. Dainin Katagiri in Minnesota and has studied at Tassajara Zen Monastery in California and in Japan at Zuio-ji and Shogo-ji Monasteries. Received Dharma Transmission from Katagiri Roshi.
http://www.prairiewindzen.org/aboutnonin.h...
Gilbert Gutierrez
Gilbert Gutierrez received Dharma transmission from Master Sheng-yen in June 2002, making him the only American Dharma heir of Master Sheng-yen's Dharma Drum lineage. Gilbert is the founder and teacher of the Riverside Chan Meditation Group. This site contains information about classes and events offered by his group, as well as many articles written by him.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2905/...
Catherine Genno Pagès Sensei
Based in Paris, Catherine Genno Pagès Sensei is the first Dharma heir of Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi, in the lineage of Taizan Maezumi Roshi. She founded the Buddhist community Dana Sangha and teaches both shikantaza and koan practice.
http://www.danasangha.org/welcome_en.htm
Jack Duffy Roshi
Jack Duffy Roshi is a teacher of the Three Treasure Sangha of the Pacific Northwest. He received transmission from Robert Aitken Roshi in June 1997 and became a full Roshi. He also has studied with Joan Reick (a former TTS teacher), and with Thich Nhat Hahn. He works as a psychotherapist.
http://three-treasures-sangha.org/teacher....
Paul Genki Kahn
Paul Genki Kahn is a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and Dharma and Lineage Holder under Genpo Roshi, a Dharma successor of Maezumi Roshi. He is also a Circle Steward in Bernie Glassman's Zen Peacemaker Circle. He leads the High Mountain Crystal Lake Zen Community which serves the Northern New Jersey and New York City areas.
http://www.highzen.com/about.html
Joshu Sasaki, Roshi
Information about Joshu Sasaki, founder of Rinzai-ji, Inc.
http://www.mbzc.org/zen-practice/sasaki-ro...
Shodo Harada Roshi
Shodo Harada was born in 1940 in Nara, Japan. He began his Zen training in 1962 when he entered Shofuku-ji monastery in Kobe, Japan. He received transmission from Yamada Mumon Roshi.
http://onedropzendo.org/teacher.htm
Tenkei Coppens Sensei
Teaches at Zen River Temple, Netherlands. Member of White Plum lineage.
http://www.zenriver.nl/tenkei_coppens.htm
Grace Schireson
Ordained in the Suzuki Roshi lineage, Grace Schireson has trained in Soto Zen under Sojun Mel Weitsman Roshi of Berkeley Zen Center and in Rinzai Zen under Keido Fukushima Roshi of Tofuku-ji Monastery in Kyoto. She is also trained as a clinical psychologist. She teaches at Empty Nest, Valley Heartland, and Fresno River Zen Groups.
http://www.emptynestzendo.org/teacher.htm
Diane Rizzetto
Diane Rizzetto was born in 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. She married at a young age and had three children. In 1978 she moved to California and soon afterwards began studying with Sojun Mel Weitsman at the Berkeley Zen Center. After practicing at the Berkeley center for several years, she began study with Charlotte Joko Beck of the Zen Center of San Diego.
http://www.bayzen.org/teacher.htm
Tenkei Coppens Sensei
Teaches at Kanzeon Zen Center, Utah.
http://www.zencenterutah.org/tenkei.html
Danan Henry
Danan Henry Sensei entered monastic training at the Rochester Zen Center in 1979 and was ordained a Buddhist priest in 1986. In 1989, Kapleau Roshi sanctioned Danan as a full teacher and spiritual director of the Zen Center of Denver. Since 1990, Danan has been training with Robert Aitken Roshi.
http://www.zencenterofdenver.org/Dananhen....
Keido Fukushima Roshi
Head Abbot of Tofukuji Monastary, Kyoto, Japan, and the Tofukuji Rinzai sect. Famous Zen caligrapher. Dharma heir of Shibayama Roshi. Has made frequent teaching visits to the US since 1969.
http://www.ebslr.org/rinzai.htm
Seiju Bob Mammoser
Abbot of the Albuquerque Zen Center, ordained as an Osho (Zen Priest) by Roshi Joshu Sasaki. Site includes information on AZC.
http://www.azc.org/azc/azc-intro.html#abbo...
Sei'un An Roselyn E. Stone
Student of Koun Yamada, of the San'un Zendo in Kamakura, Sanbo Kyodan Zen sect. Established the Mountain Moon Sangha Zendos in Brisbane and Toronto in 1993.
http://www.mountainmoon.org/
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