ZEN (Roshis, Senseis and the like)
Jargon: Roshi = ZM = Zen Master
Zenji = Sensei = Ji Do Poep Sa Nim = JDPSN = Authorized Teacher
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Anne Aitken**
F 1911-1994
Amer aka An Tanshin, Anne Arundel Hopkins, m to Robert
Aitken, page is memorial by John Tarrant, links to more material Augusto Nyo'ei Gen'un Alcalde Roshi * M b1936ish Argentinian, Yuan Chueh, Rob't Aitken, site has interviews and teishos Robert Joshin Althouse Sensei M b1941ish American (IL) Zen Peacemaker Order, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Ama Samy SJ M b 1936, Indian zen, Jesuit priest, aka Arul M.Arokiasamy, Gen-un-KEN, studied with Yamada Ko-Un Roshi Susan Myoyu Andersen F American (IL) b1952ish, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Tenshin Reb Anderson Roshi M American, b 1943, big wheel in SFZC org, author, Shunryu Suzuki. New URL Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Sensei M b1959ish American (NY) Mountains and Rivers Order, John Daido Loori Zentatsu Richard Baker Roshi M b1936 American (CO), was abbot of SFZC, forced out in 1983 on ethical issues, now abbot of Crestone Mountain Zen Center, also in Germany, dharma successor of Shunryu Suzuki Subhana Barzaghi Roshi F b1954ish Australian, Sydnew ZC, John Tarrant, Robt Aitken Jan Chozen Bays F b1945 American (OR), pediatrician and mother, Great Vow Zen Monastery, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Hogen Bays M b1949 American (OR) m to Chozen, Naturopathic Dr, co-abbot of GVZM, Shodo Harada Roshi Rev. Patricia Dai-En Bennage* Fb1940ish American (PA) many years in Japan, Soto zen priest, author, prison projects, Aoyama Roshi Hubert Benoit * M 1904-1992 French surgeon, turned to zen after WW2, author, Gurdjieff Charles Shinkai Birx M, b1954ish American (VA) educator, Robert Jinsen Kennedy Ellen Jikai BirxF b1954ish American (VA) author, whole healing nursing professor, Robert Jinsen Kennedy Ven Mitra Bishop Sensei F b1950ish Amer (CA/NM) long time with Philip Kapleau, Bodhin Kjolhede, calligraphy Joseph Bobrow Roshi M b1946ish American, California, Robert Aitken Ross Bolleter Roshi M b1947ish based in Perth WA, travels, Robert Aitken ZM Bon Haeng * M b1955ish American (MA) aka Mark Houghton, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Bon Soeng * M b1957ish American (CA) aka Jeff Kitzes, psychotherapist, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Bon Yeon * F b1963ish American (MA) aka Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz, ZM Seung Sahn George Bowman* M b1950ish Amer (MA + KY) aka ZM Bo Mun (:-)), one of first three to get Dharma Transmission from ZM Seung Sahn, also koan study with Joshu Sasaki Roshi William Brown, JDPSN * M b1943ish American (WI), ZM Seung Sahn Nancy Brown Hedgpeth, JDPSN * F b1958ish American, ZM Seung Sahn Chong An Sunim, JDPSN * M Hungarian, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Chong Gak Shim * Korean aka Jung Hoon Park, ZM Seung Sahn Rev Nonin Chowaney M American (NE), b1929ish founder of Order of the Prairie Wind (Soto), Shunryu Suzuki, Katagiri Jundo (James M) Cohen M b1958ish Amer lawyer, translator based in Japan AZTA and SZBA member, m with small kids, Soto, "just sitting," "we unite with things just as they are," Gudo Wafu Nishijima Anton Tenkei Coppens Sensei M Dutch b 1949, was in US, moved back to NL, Genpo, Maezumi John Crook M b1945ish Brit (Avon) no bio Western Chan Fellowship, Sheng Yen Jiko Linda Cutts F b1947ish American (CA) was SFZC co-abbess, now senior dharma teacher at Green Gulch, Shunryu Suzuki at al. New URL ZM Dae Bong* M b1962ish, based in Asia, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Dae Gak* M American shrink aka Bob Genthner, author, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Dae Kwang* M b1962ish, America (RI) and Korea, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Dae Soen Haeng* F b1947ish Korean aka Hyun Soo Lee, ZM Seung Sahn Dae Won Sunim, JDPSN* M b1956ish Vietnamese, Korea, ZM Seung Sahn Daitetsu Norm Randolph M American, b1944ish, Dainin Katagiri-Roshi Tetsujyo Deguchi M Japanese b 1951, Abbot of Toshoji International ZC, Italian connection, Tetsugyu Ban Roshi ZM Denko Mortensen M b1947 Danish-Amer now back in Denmark aka John Mortensen, Denko Mokudo Zenji, dharma successor of Eido Roshi Taisen Deshimaru M 1914-1982 Japanese, brought zen to Europe, International Zen Association, Kodo Sawaki. Site is in French and Eng Dorin Genpo Osho * M b 1955 German, aka H.R. Döring, Hozumi Gensho Roshi. Page in German Heila Downey, JDPSN * F b1963ish South Africa, ZM Seung Sahn Rolf Drosten Roshi M b1936ish German, now ret, Robert Aitken Jack Duffy Roshi M b1951ish American (WA), shrink, wilderness buff, Robert Aitken Roshi, Thich Nhat Hanh Sensei Wendy Egyoku Nakao F LA, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Eido Tai Shimano Roshi M b1924ish Japanese transplanted to US (NY), Soen Nakagawa Roshi. Anti Aiun-ken Hugo Makibi Enomiya-Lassalle M 1898-1990, German Jesuit sent to Japan got Zennized, European Zen pioneer, Harada, Yamada Fa Jiàn* M b1952ish German based in US (NE) aka Michael Melchizedek, Mar Melchizedek, ex-Orthodox bishop, ordination / lineage questioned (scroll to Oct '07), Xu Yun ZEN-Coach Michael Filzinger* M b1964 no bio-info, "founder of the new ZEN trend 'WhiteZen' [sic]." Site is in German Zoketsu Norman Fischer M b1939ish American (CA) SFZC abbot, poet now on his own Charles Tenshin Fletcher Sensei M b1952ish Brit, based in US (CA), author, Taizan Maezumi Roshi James Myoun Ford Roshi M b 1948 American (MA) aka James Ishmael Ford, Unitarian-Universalist minister, Jiyu Kennett Roshi, John Tarrant Roshi. New URL Gae Mun Sunim, JDPSN * M b1965ish Singapore, ZM Seung Sahn Catherine Genno Pages Sensei F b1955ish French (Paris), Genpo Roshi Genpo Roshi M b1944 American (UT, branches in Europe) author from Rebbe family aka Dennis Merzel, Soto and Rinzai, developed "Big Mind" process, Taizan Maezumi Roshi Gesshin Myoko Prabhasa Dharma F 1931-1999 German nun based in US and Europe, Moon Heart Sangha, Joshu Kyozan Sasaki Roshi Master Gilbert M b1909 American author aka Ta Hui, Seo Kyung-bo. Bernard Tetsugen Glassman Roshi M b1939 American, founded "Peacemaker" group, Taizan Maezumi Roshi. New URL Sensei Sunyana Graef F b1948 American (VT), also runs Casa Zen in Costa Rica, Roshi Philip Kapleau Ruben Habito M b1955ish Filipino ex-Jesuit in US (TX), Yamada Koun Roshi Hae Kwang M b1943 American (KS) aka Stanley Lombardo, ZM Seung Sahn. Said to be inactive, 3-year censure, all but disappeared from site Rev Haju Sunim F b1944 Canuck aka Linda Murray based in US (MI) taught school, single mother, Samu Sunim ‡ Harada Daiun Sogaku Roshi M 1871-1961 Japanese Soto zen, master of Yasutani, big lineage founder Shodo Harada Roshi* M b1940 Japanese, travels to US (WA) and Europe, Yamada Mumon Roshi. May move to WA Zenkei Blanche Hartman F b1926 American (CA) SFZC abbess (ret), Shunryu Suzuki et al. New URL Pat Hawk Roshi M b1935ish American (AZ) Catholic priest then Roshi, Robert Aitken, Willigis Jaeger Danan Henry Sensei M b1939 American (CO), Philip Kapleau Roshi, Rob't Aitken Roshi Hõgen Berman * * M b1925 American (CA), Theravada and Mahayana roots as well, Takagi Roshi. Original site had lots of other material, cartoons etc, now limited ZM Daido Hogen Yamahata M b1935 Japanese est in AU, JP and ES, Open Way Zen, "Life Koan" a nice read, Harada Tangen Roshi Anzan Hoshin Roshi M b1955ish Cdn (OTT) no bio-info, Yasuda Joshu Dainen Roshi Cheri Huber * F ?ish American (CA) multi-author, teacher for 20 years, no lineage given Master MJ Hughes* M b1956 American (TX) criminologist, civic booster, martial arts, meditation, charity abroad, National Meditation Center for World Peace Keven Hunt, OCSO * M b1945ish American, Xian monk, Joshu Sasaki Roshi Ven Master Hsuan Hua M 1918-1995 Chinese dedicated whole life to B'dharma, came to US (SF) in 1962, Xu (Hsu) Yun Hyang Um Sunim, JDPSN * F b1965ish, Hong Kong, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Hyon Am * M b1955ish Korean aka Baek Jeong Lee, ZM Seung Sahn Il Lee, JDPSN * M b1960ish Korean, ZM Seung Sahn Pater Willigis Jäger M b 1928 German (Würzburg) aka Ko-un Roshi, Xian zen (Sanbo-Kyodan), Yamada Roshi Mary Jise Jaksch Roshi F b1947 Brit based in New Zealand, Ross Bolleter, Rob't Aitken ZM Ji Bong Soen Sa M b1942 American (CA) aka Robert Moore, transmission 1997, Dharma ZC, ZM Seung Sahn Ji Din Shakya * M b1925ish Chinese founder of Xu Yun temple in US (HI), translator. Site is an homage to Xu Yun Ji Kwang Dae Poep Sa Nim * F b1946 Korean, Frankfurt. Page in German Sensei Alfred Jitsudo Ancheta M b1942ish American, Peacemaker Community, Hidden Mountain ZC, removed / resigned for misconduct, now resumed teaching after several years in wilderness. Site has personal statement about his moral journey and process Rev Master Jiyu-Kennett F 1924-1996 author, founder of (Soto) Order of Buddhist Contemplatives in Europe and N America, mainly US and UK, Koho Zenji Charlotte Joko Beck* F American (CA) b1943ish founder of Ordinary Mind School, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi (among others) Alain Kaisen Krystaszek* M b1952 Polish-French Soto, dojos in FR and PL, Taisen Deshimaru. Site is in French Dainin Katagiri Roshi* M 1928-1990 Japanese came to US in 1963, founded Minnesota ZC, Eko Hashimoto Les Kaye M b1938ish American (CA) author of "Zen at Work," Kannon Do ZC, successor of Shunryu Suzuki, new URL Robert Kennedy S.J. Roshi M older Amer (NJ), interfaith, Yamada Roshi among others Ken Kessel, JDPSN * M b1945ish Amer (NY), ZM Seung Sahn |
Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede M b 1948
Amer (NY), Philip Kapleau
successor. Lineage teisho Sunya Kjolhede* F b1950ish Amer (NC) m to Lawson Sachter, also based in Poland, Philip Kapleau Kobutsu Shindo Kevin C Malone M b1950 Brit based in US (PA) Wildflower Zendo, Engaged Zen Foundation, "committed to the abolition of punitive incarceration in any form," Eido Shimano, Chogyam Trungpa. Lineage connections to both Eido and Trungpa disputed, as was validity of "Roshi" title, now apparently dropped. New URL Rev Kongo Langlois Roshi M 1935-1999 American (IL) aka Richard Valentine Langlois abbot of ZB Temple of Chicago, Soyu Matsuoka Roshi Pater Johannes Kopp M German b1927 aka Hôun Ken Roshi Xian zen (Sanbo-Kyodan), KZ Yamada Roshi. Site in German & Italian Zen-Meister Zensho Wolfgang Kopp M b1938 German, zen, tantra, Xian, author, does it all, Soji Enku Roshi Akira Ji'un-ken Kubota M b1932 Japanese "3rd Patriarch of Sanbo-Kyodan" after KZ Yamada and Yasutani, wrote apology for Yasutani's right-wing ideology Sonsa Kusan Sunim* * M 1909-1983 Korean author of The Way of Korean Zen. Page is an Amazon book page Kwang Myong Sunim, JDPSN * F b1963ish Australia, ZM Seung Sahn, Dae Gak P'arang Geri Larkin F b1950ish American (MI) author, StillPoint teacher, Samu Sunim Ton Lathouwers M Dutch b1950ish previously listed as Maha Karuna Ch'an, that being his org / sangha, transmission from Teh Cheng, also Masao Abe. New URL, mostly in Dutch John Daido Loori M b1942ish American (NY) founder of Mountains and Rivers Order, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi Albert Low M b 1928 English-born head of Montreal ZC, Roshi Philip Kapleau ‡ Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi M 1931-1995 Japanese, exported to LA, merged Rinzai and Soto streams, many successors Leonard Marcel Roshi M b1948ish American (OR) psych, Xian contemplative, "Seven Thunders," Pat Hawk, Rolf Drosten Michael McAlister M b1959ish American (CA) varied backgroiund, offers "podcasts," " commuter zen," Infinite Smile Sangha Rosalie Jishin McQuaide Sensei F American (MD), Robert Kennedy. New URL Gundula Meyer* F b1950ish German aka Zui'un-An no bio, multi-MB Teishos in mp3, KZ Yamada. Site is in German Mu Shim Sunim, JDPSN * M b1956ish, Asia, ZM Seung Sahn Susan Murphy Roshi F ?ish Australian filmmaker, work with Aboriginal spirituality, John Tarrant, Ross Bolleter Roshi Sydney Musai Walter M b1946ish American (NM) Shunryu Suzuki, Taizan Maezumi, Jitsudo Sensei, Genpo Roshi, also offers Genpo's "Big Mind" Myong Oh, JDPSN F Polish artist b1959 aka Dorota Krzyzanowska, ZM Seung Sahn. New URL Master Nan Huai-Chin M Chinese b1918 multi-author of Taoist, Ch'an & Confucian streams, big in China Gudo Wafu Nishijima Roshi M b1919 Japanese zazen promoter, author, Rempo Niwa (Soto), Dogen Sangha Japan, centers around world, Kodo Sawaki Nissim Amon M b1963 Israeli based in Greece, eclectic background, author, emotional healing, Soeng-Sahn, Nishijima Walter Nowick Roshi* * M b1922ish Amer (ME) author, Juilliard pianist, 16 years in Japan, westernized rites in his Moonspring Hermitage, sex rumours and cover-up and/or board politics led to resignation in 1982, Zuigan Goto Oh Jin Sunim, JDPSN * M b1963ish Polish, Berlin, ZM Seung Sahn Pat Enkyo O'Hara Sensei F American (NYC) Paul Park, JDPSN * M b1958ish, American (CA), ZM Seung Sahn Grazyna Perl, JDPSN * F b1961ish Polish based in Paris, ma to Wu Bong, ZM Seung Sahn Taitaku Pat Phelan F b1953ish American (NC), Zentatsu Richard Baker among others Sensei Sante Poromaa M b 1958 Swedish, Roshi Philip Kapleau Mike Dosho Port Sensei M b1957 American (MN) coauthor of Zen Howl, Dainin Katagiri Roshi. Org now Wild Fox Zen, was Clouds in Water ZC Aleksandra Porter, JDPSN * F b1952ish Polish, ZM Seung Sahn Masunaga Reiho M 1901-1981 Japanese, Soto zen author Lincoln Rhodes, JDPSN * M b1950ish American (RI), ZM Seung Sahn Janet Jinne Richardson Roshi F b1962ish American (MD), Robert Jinsen Kennedy Roshi. New URL Diane Eshin Rizzetto F b1949ish American (CA) abbess of Bay ZC, Joko Beck Rev Kyoki Roberts F b1944ish American (rural PA), Nonin Chowaney, Soto Judy Roitman, JDPSN * F b1945 American (KS), ZM Seung Sahn Sensei Sevan Ross M b1955ish American (IL) head of Chicago ZC, Sensei Bodhin Kjolhede Lawson Sachter* M b1945ish Amer (NC) m to Sunya Kjolhede, also based in FL, Philip Kapleau Ven Samu Sunim M b1941 Korean aka Sam-Woo Kim based in Canada (TO) Buddhist Society for Compassionate Wisdom, Solbong Sunim ‡ Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi M b1907 Japanese based in US (CA), novice at age 14, Roshi at 40, founded other centers, still travels, Rinzai zen, Joten Soko Miura Roshi Seijaku Stephen Reichenbach Roshi M b1945ish? Amer (NJ) no formal Zen affiliation or lineage, began teaching in 1975, "traditional yet distinctly contemporary Zen training" Anne Seisen Saunders Roshi F b1960ish American (CA) aka AS Fletcher, was m to Charles F, Taizan Maezumi Roshi, Bernie Tetsugen Glassman Sei'un An Roselyn Stone Roshi F b1950ish Canadian (TO) + Australia (Brisbane), Koun Yamada Roshi. New URL Sekijun Karen Sunna F b1950ish American (MN) psychologist, Dainin Katagiri Roshi Nyogen Senzaki M 1876?-1958 Japanese/? orphan found in Kamchatka, came to US (CA) 1905, Murshid SAM's Zen teacher, Soyen Shaku. Meeting with H Inayat Khan Master Sheng-yen M b1931 Chinese based in Taiwan and US (NY) aka Zhang Caiwei, Changjin, org = Dharma Drum Mountain, multi-author, Ch'an flavour, Xu Yun, Ling Yuan INTERVIEW Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX Sensei M b1921 Japanese based in US (CO), Kyudo (zen archery), 20th in lineage Elihu Genmyo Smith M b1955ish American (IL), Hakuyu Maezumi, Charlotte Joko Beck ZM Soeng Hyang * F b1945ish American (RI) aka Barbara Rhodes open gay now head of Kwan Um school, ZM Seung Sahn Manfred Steger M b1960ish Austrian, based in US (NJ) and Australia (Melbourne), Robert Aitken. New URL Su Bong * M c1924-1994 American, ZM Seung Sahn's successor-designate before expiring Joan Sutherland Roshi F Australian b 1954, based in US (CA) & Australia, Robert Aitken ‡ Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki Roshi M 1870-1966 Japanese, came to US in 1958, author, monk, scholar, master Soyen Shaku. Zen at War, by Brian Victoria has some dirt on Suzuki's chauvinistic militarism, among others, Tricycle Review gone but archived here. MORE ‡ Shunryu Suzuki M 1905-1971 aka Cucumber Japanese Soto Zen, came to US in 59, SFZC and others, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, many disciples in the biz but dharma heir Richard Baker not the best example John Tarrant Roshi M Australian b1949 based in US (CA) & OZ, director of Pacific Zen Inst, Robert Aitken Daniel Terragno Roshi M b1955ish Chilean, based in US (CA), John Tarrant Roshi. New URL Ban Tetsugyu Roshi M 1910-1996 Japanese, Harada Claude Anshin Thomas * M b1947 American Vietnam vet aka AnShin AnGyo, Zaltho Foundation, author, active in outreach to atrocity suffering, Thich Nhat Hanh Bernard Glassman Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei F American (NY) b1955ish abbess of ZCNYC, John Daido Loori The Wanderling M b1940ish American cyber-figure, "Awakening 101" course, 100's of pages of info, zen and shamanic-related insight, hosts pages for others without sites, present day and ancient, also has his own guru list. MORE Alan Watts M 1915-1973 Brit moved to US (CA), author of many books, zen popularizer. QUOTE Brad Warner M b1964ish Amer (CA) punk author of Hardcore Zen, Gudo Nishijima. Ephemeral sites, publisher's bumpf = found again, but if they keep changing it, i'm dumping it Danny Waxman M b1936 Israeli, author & martial arts, Masunaga Reiho David Weinstein Sensei M b1949 American (CA), Yamada Koun Roshi, Rob't Aitken et al Sojun Mel Weitsman M b1929 American abbot of Berkley ZC, Shunryu Suzuki. New URL Gerry Shishin Wick Sensei M American (CO), Taizan Maezumi Roshi ZM Wu Bong * M b1955ish aka Jacob Perl, Polish m to Grazyna Perl, based in Paris, also US, ZM Seung Sahn ZM Wu Kwang * M b1950ish American (NY) shrink, author, aka Richard Shrobe, Satchidananda, ZM Seung Sahn ‡ Xu Yun M 1840-1959 Chinese asa Hsu Yun, aka Empty Cloud, survived illnesses, asceticism, persecution, to awaken, stayed in China, now disciples all over ‡ Koun Zenshin Yamada Roshi* M 1907-1989 Japanese "2nd Patriarch of Sanbo-Kyodan" after Yasutani, spread zen to west by internationalizing and "laicizing" obscure traditions, between him and Yasutani teaching many of today's prominent western zen figures Masamichi Ryôun-Ken Yamada M b1940 Japanese b in Manchuria, son of KZ Yamada, assisted Kubota until 2004, then made abbot Yasuda Joshu Dainen Roshi * no info. Page is a talk ‡ Yasutani Hakuun Roshi M 1885-1973 Japanese, "1st patriarch of Sanbo-Kyodan" (Soto-Rinzai synthesis), came to US in 60s, Anti Bill Nyogen Yeo Roshi M b1943ish American (CA) head of Hazy Moon ZC, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Zenmar M b1943ish American, "Dark zen," cyberzen, Daino Doki Zenrin Chido Zenji M American (FL) aka Robert Lewis, no info, Eido Shimano Roshi |
