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» Anne Hopkins Aitken - An Tanshin - Memorial site for our Anne, the woman behind Robert Aitken Roshi and an spiritual teacher in her own right.

» 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.cooper.edu/organizations/clubs/meditation/founder.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.

» Chan Master Sheng-yen - A third generation descendant of the great Chinese Chan Master, Hsu-Yun (empty cloud), Master Sheng-yen plays an important role in the revival, dissemination, and expansion of Chan practice in China and the West. He currently teaches in Queens, New York and Taiwan.

http://www.patriarch-chan.com/patriarchchan_weili_content.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.

» 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.

» 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.furnacemountain.org/zmdg.html

» 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.zencenterofdenver.org/Dananhen.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.

» 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.westernchanfellowship.org/teachers.html

» 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://members.tripod.com/~lhamo/2zen.htm

» Female Zen Teachers - Comprehensive list and biographies of current female Western Zen teachers.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2905/Articles/gil.html

» 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.emptynestzendo.org/teacher.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.

» 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.

» Hogen Daido Yamahata - Soto teacher, student of Harada Tangen Roshi.

http://members.aol.com/DhrmaZenLA/BMJDPSN.html

» Ji Bong (Bob Moore) - Co-Guiding Teacher of Dharma Zen Center, Los Angeles. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1975.

» John Daido Loori - Author, artist, Zen Master is the founder and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, New York. Information about his works and books as a creative artist.

» 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.engaged-zen.org/Kobio.html##Top

» 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.zen-deshimaru.com/EN/sangha/who-is-kosen.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://kusala.urbandharma.org/index1.html

» Kusala Bhikshu - Kusala Bhikshu (Thich Tam-Thien) is an American born monk ordained in the Vietnamese Zen tradition (Thien). He lives and works at the International Buddhist Meditation Center in Los Angeles. He also serves as a chaplain at the Garden Grove Police Department.

http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/teachers-body.html#hae-kwang

» Kwan Um Zen School Teachers

http://www.zenarizona.com/docs/founder.htm

» Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi - Founder of Rinzai-ji.

http://www.zendo.org.nz/pages/marymain.html

» 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.

» 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. List of his publications, online articles, as well as information about his teaching activities.

» Myoyu Andersen Sensei - Myoyu Andersen Sensei became a Dharma heir of Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1995. She teaches at the Zen Center of Bloomington and the Great Plain Zen Center. This site conotains introduction to the Great Plain Zen Center and its calendar of event.

» 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://members.aol.com/DhrmaZenLA/paulpark.html

» 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.

» Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi - Tenshin Reb Anderson is Senior Dharma teacher at San Francisco Zen Center.

http://members.tripod.com/~kennedyzen/#Biography

» 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.

» 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. Includes a collection of his writings and information about the Kyoto International Zendo.

http://www.zendo.org.nz/pages/rossmain.html

» Ross Bolleter - Zen Master Ross Bolleter Roshi teaches in Australia and New Zealand in the Diamond Sangha tradition.

» 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://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/aboutBZC.shtml#teacher

» Sojun Mel Weitsman - Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center.

http://users.bigpond.net.au/subhana/medn.html

» Subhana Barzaghi Roshi - Subhana Barzaghi Roshi received transmission from her teacher, John Tarrant Roshi, in 1996. She teaches intensive Zen and Vipassana retreats in India, Australia and New Zealand and conducts workshops in Sydney.

http://www.mtsource.org/bios/taigenbio.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.

» Taitaku Pat Phelan - Teaches at the Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Zen Center.

http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/nhj/

» 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.zenriver.nl/tenkei_coppens.htm

» Tenkei Coppens Sensei - Teaches at Zen River Temple, Netherlands. Member of White Plum lineage.

» 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.

» Thich Nhat Hanh - Biography. Includes Real Audio excerpts of Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings.

http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/c/Thich-Nhat-Hanh.html

» Thich Nhat Hanh - Biography, short quotes and articles on peace and buddhism.

http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awakening101/ZenEnlighten01.html

» The Wanderling - Anonymous self-proclaimed Zen Master. Founder of Awakening 101.

» 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.

» Zen Dharma Teachers - DharmaNet's Guide to Zen/Ch'an Dharma Teachers.

» Zen Master AMA Samy GEN-UN-KEN - AMA Samy is rooted in Christianity and in Zen; he can be said to stand in-between Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. He was given transmission by Yamada Ko-Un Roshi of Sanbo Kyodan in 1982. He is the Zen Master of the Bodhi Zendo in India and the founder of Bodhi Sangha.

http://www.zen-meditation.org/chan_zensho_zen_meister_zensho.html

» 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.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/ZenPages/ZenPeople.html

» Zen People & Teachings - A listing of 20th and 21st Century Zen People and their teachings. Each item contains the lineage of the teacher, where he or she teaches (or taught), links to online biographies, and links to online teachings. It is not an exhaustive listing.

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