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'''Berkeley Zen Center''' (BZC), temple name {{nihongo|'''Shogakuji'''|正覚寺|Shōgaku-ji}}, is a [[Sōtō]] [[Zen Buddhist]] practice center located in [[Berkeley, California]] led by [[Sojun Mel Weitsman]]. An informal affiliate to the [[San Francisco Zen Center]] (SFZC),<ref name="ford">Ford, 129</ref> BZC was originally founded in 1967 by Weitsman and [[Shunryu Suzuki]] as a satellite group for the SFZC.<ref name="dimidjian">Dimidjian, 137</ref> Despite founding the center, Weitsman was not installed as abbot there until 1985, one year after receiving [[Dharma transmission]] from Hoitsu Suzuki.<ref name="gach">Gach, 230</ref> Weitsman's [[Dharma heir]], Alan Senauke, lives on site with his wife Laurie Senauke (as of 1999) and also works for the [[Buddhist Peace Fellowship]].<ref name="prebish">Prebish, 108</ref> Another former teacher at BZC was [[Maylie Scott]], who died in 2001.<ref>Queen, 266</ref> In 1969 [[Zenkei Blanche Hartman]] began sitting [[zazen]] at BZC, receiving Dharma transmission from Weitsman in 1988.[http://www.zencircle.org/speakers.html] In 1979 the center relocated to its current location on Russell Street—and today houses a small group of residents who live on site.[ |
'''Berkeley Zen Center''' (BZC), temple name {{nihongo|'''Shogakuji'''|正覚寺|Shōgaku-ji}}, is a [[Sōtō]] [[Zen Buddhist]] practice center located in [[Berkeley, California]] led by [[Sojun Mel Weitsman]]. An informal affiliate to the [[San Francisco Zen Center]] (SFZC),<ref name="ford">Ford, 129</ref> BZC was originally founded in 1967 by Weitsman and [[Shunryu Suzuki]] as a satellite group for the SFZC.<ref name="dimidjian">Dimidjian, 137</ref> Despite founding the center, Weitsman was not installed as abbot there until 1985, one year after receiving [[Dharma transmission]] from Hoitsu Suzuki.<ref name="gach">Gach, 230</ref> Weitsman's [[Dharma heir]], Alan Senauke, lives on site with his wife Laurie Senauke (as of 1999) and also works for the [[Buddhist Peace Fellowship]].<ref name="prebish">Prebish, 108</ref> Another former teacher at BZC was [[Maylie Scott]], who died in 2001.<ref>Queen, 266</ref> In 1969 [[Zenkei Blanche Hartman]] began sitting [[zazen]] at BZC, receiving Dharma transmission from Weitsman in 1988.[http://www.zencircle.org/speakers.html] In 1979 the center relocated to its current location on Russell Street—and today houses a small group of residents who live on site.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080215173019/http://berkeleyzencenter.org:80/aboutBZC.shtml] |
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| Berkeley Zen Center | |
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| Affiliation | Sōtō |
| Location | |
| Location | 1931 Russell Street, Berkeley, California 94703 |
| Country | United States |
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| Founder | Sojun Mel Weitsman Shunryu Suzuki |
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| www.berkeleyzencenter.org | |
Berkeley Zen Center (BZC), temple name Shogakuji (正覚寺, Shōgaku-ji), is a Sōtō Zen Buddhist practice center located in Berkeley, California led by Sojun Mel Weitsman. An informal affiliate to the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC),[1] BZC was originally founded in 1967 by Weitsman and Shunryu Suzuki as a satellite group for the SFZC.[2] Despite founding the center, Weitsman was not installed as abbot there until 1985, one year after receiving Dharma transmission from Hoitsu Suzuki.[3] Weitsman's Dharma heir, Alan Senauke, lives on site with his wife Laurie Senauke (as of 1999) and also works for the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.[4] Another former teacher at BZC was Maylie Scott, who died in 2001.[5] In 1969 Zenkei Blanche Hartman began sitting zazen at BZC, receiving Dharma transmission from Weitsman in 1988.[1] In 1979 the center relocated to its current location on Russell Street—and today houses a small group of residents who live on site.[2]
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References
- Dimidjian, Victoria Jean; Norman Fischer (2004). Journeying East: Conversations on Aging and Dying. Parallax Press. ISBN 1-888375-36-1.
- Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-509-8.
- Gach, Gary (1998). What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop. Parallax Press. ISBN 0-938077-92-9.
- Prebish, Charles S (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21697-0.
- Queen, Christopher S (2000). Engaged Buddhism in the West. Wisdom publications. ISBN 0-86171-159-9.
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