Web Directory

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

» 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

» 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/

» 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/meditation/founder.html

» 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 a
   http://chan1.org/shifu.html

» 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 Maste
   http://www.patriarch-chan.com/patriarchchan_weili_content.htm

» 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/

» 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 Indianap
   http://www.furnacemountain.org/zmdg.html

» 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 Ber
   http://www.bayzen.org/teacher.htm

» 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/teachers.html

» Female Zen Teachers
   Comprehensive list and biographies of current female Western Zen teachers.
   http://members.tripod.com/~lhamo/2zen.htm

» 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.
   http://www.johndaidoloori.org/

» 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/

» 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

» 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-is-kosen.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 Departme
   http://kusala.urbandharma.org/index1.html

» Kwan Um Zen School Teachers
   Zen Masters, biography of Seung Sahn and teaching article archive.
   http://www.kwanumzen.org/teachers/teachers-body.html#hae-kwang

» Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi
   Founder of Rinzai-ji.
   http://www.zenarizona.com/docs/founder.htm

» 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.html

» 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,
   http://www.dogensangha.org/gwn.htm

» 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://www.infinitesmile.org/

» 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.
   http://greatplainszen.org/roshi

» 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.html

» Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi
   Tenshin Reb Anderson is Senior Dharma teacher at San Francisco Zen Center.
   http://www.rebanderson.org/

» 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://homepage.mac.com/haoleboy/roshi/

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

» 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://tekishin.org/master/mastereg.htm

» 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.html

» 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

» 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.sanshinji.org/

» Sojun Mel Weitsman
   Abbot of the Berkeley Zen Center.
   http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org/aboutBZC.shtml#teacher

» Sunyana Graef Sensei
   Disciple of Roshi Philip Kapleau. Teaches at the Vermont Zen Center and Casa Zen in Costa Rica.
   http://www.vzc.org/teacher.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 art
   http://www.mtsource.org/bios/taigenbio.html

» Taitaku Pat Phelan
   Teaches at the Chapel Hill (North Carolina) Zen Center.
   http://www.intrex.net/chzg/patsbio.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/nhj/

» Tenkei Coppens Sensei
   Teaches at Zen River Temple, Netherlands. Member of White Plum lineage.
   http://www.zenriver.nl/tenkei_coppens.htm

» 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://homepage3.nifty.com/toshoji/

» The Wanderling
   Anonymous self-proclaimed Zen Master. Founder of Awakening 101.
   http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/awakening101/ZenEnlighten01.html

» Thich Nhat Hanh
   Biography, short quotes and articles on peace and buddhism.
   http://www.katinkahesselink.net/other/c/Thich-Nhat-Hanh.html

» Zen Dharma Teachers
   DharmaNet's Guide to Zen/Ch'an Dharma Teachers.
   http://www.dharmanet.org/teach-z.html

» 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 founde
   http://www.bodhizendo.org/amasamy.htm

» 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_zen_meister_zensho.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.
   http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/ZenPages/ZenPeople.html