Minnesota Zen Meditation Center
| Minnesota Zen Meditation Center | |
|---|---|
 The center faces Bde Maka Ska | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sōtō Zen Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | 3343 East Calhoun Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408 |
| Country | United States |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Dainin Katagiri |
| Completed | 1972 |
| Website | |
| http://mnzencenter.org | |
Minnesota Zen Meditation Center was formed when the founding head teacher, Dainin Katagiri, (1928-1990) was invited to come from California in 1972 to teach a small but growing group of Minneapolis students interested in the dharma.[1] After his death, Shohaku Okumura served as interim head teacher until the installation of Karen Sunna, who had studied with Katagiri Roshi until his death.[2] Succeeding Karen as head priest is Tim Burkett, a long time student of both Katagiri and Suzuki Roshi. Tim became the head teacher on November 1, 2002.[1]
Natalie Goldberg studied at the Center for over a dozen years and writes extensively about it in her books Long Quiet Highway and The Great Failure.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "About MZMC". Minnesota Zen Center. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. p. 135. ISBN 978-086171509-1.
- ^ "Lineage Delusions Revisited a Year Later: Dharma Transmission, Denial, and American Zen". Sweeping Zen. March 15, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
External links
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