Surf these sites: Anzan Hoshin -- Sensei for White Wind Zen Centers: Zen Centre of Ottawa; Wolfville Zazenkai, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; and, Harrow Zazenkai, South Harrow, Middlesex, England. Bernie Glassman Roshi & Sandra Jishu Holmes -- Roshi Bernie Glassman , the first dharma successor of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi, was the first abbot of the Zen Community of New York. Along with his wife, Sensei Jishu Holmes, he is the co-founder of the Peacemaker Community. California Diamond Sangha Teachers -- Profiles of John Tarrant Roshi, Joan Sutherland Roshi, Daniel Terragno Sensei, David Weinstein Sensei, and James Ford Sensei. Catherine Genno Pages Sensei -- Student of Genpo Roshi, Kanzeon Zen Center, Utah. Now teaching in Paris. 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. 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. Dosho Port and Judith Byakuren Ragir -- Both studied under Dainin Katagiri-roshi and teach at the Clouds in Water Zen Center. Fr. AMA Samy -- AMA Samy is rooted in Christianity and in Zen; he can be said to stand in-between Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. He stands true to Christ, true to Zen and true to the human heart-mind. It is paradoxical to say so, but it seems to be the way of seekers of today. Genpo Roshi -- Dharma heir of Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Teaches at Kanzeon Zen Center in Utah. Gentei Sandy Stewart -- Abbot of North Carolina Zen Center. Ordained by Joshu Sasaki Roshi in 1971. Served as Vice-Abbot of the Cimmaron Zen Center in Los Angelos, Abbot of the Jimez Bodhi Mandala (now Bodhi Manda). Gudo Wafu Nishijima -- Master Nishijima was ordained as a priest by the late Master Rempo Niwa, formerly head of the Soto Sect, and has written many books on Buddhism in both Japanese and in English. For over twenty years, he has been giving instructions on Zazen and lectures in English. Teaches at Dogen Center in Tokyo. Hwasun Yangil -- Teaches at Nine Mountains Zen Gate Society, Toronto, Ontario, Korean Choge Order. Jack Duffy Roshi -- Received dharma transmission from Robert Aitken Roshi in 1997. Teaches at Three Treasures Sangha, Seattle, WA. Jan Chozen Bays -- Teaches at the Zen Center of Oregon. She was ordained as a Zen priest in 1977 and received Dharma transmission (authority to teach) from Maezumi Roshi in 1983. She is continuing to deepen her own practice by studying with Shodo Harada Roshi of Sogen-ji Monastery in Japan. Ji Bong (Bob Moore) -- Co-Guiding Teacher of Dharma Zen Center, Los Angeles. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1975. Joan Jiko Halifax -- Joan Halifax, Ph.D. is a Buddhist teacher and an anthropologist . Her academic teaching credentials include being on the faculty of Columbia University, the University of Miami School of Medicine, the New School for Social Research, the Naropa Institute and the California Institute for Integral Studies. John Daido Loori -- Biographies of Abbot John Daido Loori founder and spiritual leader of Zen Mountain Monastery and his two transmitted Dharma heirs Bonnie Myotai Treace Sensei, and Geoffrey Shugen Arnold Sensei Joshu Sasaki Roshi -- Rinzai Zen teacher from Myoshin-ji temple in Japan--now in the United States heading several Zen Centers. Joshu Sasaki, Roshi -- Information about Joshu Sasaki, founder of Rinzai-ji, Inc. Kendo Rich Hart -- Teaches at Clear Mountain Center, Baldwin, NY. 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. Mary Jise Jaksch -- Diamond Sangha lineage. Miao Dzong -- "The 50th Patriarch of the Soto Zen Lineage". Abbot of the Pu-Li Monastery in Dong Shan, China. Myoyu Andersen Sensei -- Dharma-heir to Taizan Maezumi Roshi. Teaches at the Zen Center of Bloomington. 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. Rev. Kusala, Buddhist Monk -- American Buddhist monk in Los Angeles, working with kids at risk in Central Juvenile Hall, teaching meditation and Buddhism. Rev. Nonin Chowaney -- Rev. Nonin Chowaney, an American Zen master, is NZC''s head priest and teacher. He trained with Rev. Katagiri and was ordained by him. Rev. Chowaney also trained at Tassajara Zen Monastery in California and in Japan at Zuio-ji and Shogo-ji monasteries. He received formal Dharma Transmission from Rev. Katagiri and has been certified to teach by him and by the Soto Zen Church in Japan. Robert Aitken Roshi -- Official site for Robert Aitken Roshi, with links to his writings and to groups affiliated with the Diamond Sangha. Robert Aitken Roshi -- One of the founders of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and the long-time roshi of the Diamond Sangha in Honolulu, Hawaii, a Zen Buddhist lay community founded by Aitken and his late wife, Anne Hopkins, in 1959. Robert Joshin Althouse Sensei -- Robert Joshin Althouse Sensei is director and spiritual teacher of the Zen Center of Hawaii. He was ordained as a Soto Zen Buddhist Priest by his root teacher, Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1973. He spent 12 years working as an artist in Los Angeles. Besides for Zen, he has also studied in the Tibetan Tantric tradition with Trungpa Rinpoche and Gyaltrul Rinpoche. Althouse Sensei is a successor of Nicolee Jikyo Miller Sensei in the White Plum lineage. Ross Bolleter -- Zen Master Ross Bolleter Roshi teaches in Australia and New Zealand in the Diamond Sangha tradition. 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. Sensei Thompson -- Venerable Thompson, a Buddhist Monk, has practiced and studied Buddhism since 1971 at various monasteries and temples, under the spiritual guidance of certified and authentic Masters, both in American and Asia, including twice meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet. Sheng-yen -- Founder of The Chan Meditation Center 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. Taitaku Pat Phelan -- Teaches at the Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Zen Center. Tenkei Coppens Sensei -- Teaches at Kanzeon Zen Center, Utah. Thich Nhat Hanh -- Zen Buddhist monk, scholar, poet, and a political figure from Vietnam: He actively opposed the war in Vietnam. In 1966, he came to the United States a spokesperson for monks who felt that reconciliation was possible in Vietnam, if the U.S.A. Stopped its war effort. He was the Chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace Delegation at the Paris talks that produced the peace accords later. After the Vietnam was, he organized efforts to rescue boat people fleeing the new regime. Thich Nhat Hanh -- Biography. Includes Real Audio excerpts of Thich Nhat Hanh''s teachings. Toni Packer -- Founder of Springwater Center. Studied under Phillip Kapleau Roshi. Technically no longer affiliated with Zen. Zen People & Teachings -- 20th Century Zen People and their teachings. Zen-Meister Kopp -- An Western Master in the Tao Chan Zentrum.
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