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Dōshō Port
TitleRōshi
Personal
Born (1956-04-30) 30 April 1956 (age 68)
ReligionZen
NationalityAmerican
SpouseTetsugan Zummach
SchoolSōtō
EducationMetropolitan State University, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Saint Thomas University, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Senior posting
TeacherJikai Dainin Katigari
Zeno Myuon James Ishmael Ford
Based inNebraska Zen Center

Dōshō Port (30 April 1956) is a Sōtō Zen rōshi (teacher). He is a Dharma heir to both Dainin Katigari Rōshi.[1] and James Ford Rōshi.[2] He started practicing in 1977. He has traveled and studied extensively with Zen teachers in the USA and internationally. He is the author of a book about what he learned from Katagiri Rōshi, Keep Me in Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri[3]. He is currently the head priest at the Nebraska Zen Center[4] and for the Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training.[5]

Zen Buddhism

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Port has had a rich life in Zen[6], studying with numerous teachers, receiving Dharma transmission from two prominent American teachers, developing a method for students remote from a Zen center to still receive training, and currently serving as the head priest for the Nebraska Zen Center in Omaha, Nebraska, USA and for the Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training[7]. Port's instruction combines both the sitting meditation of Sōtō Zen and the kōan introspection of Rinzai Zen

Dainin Katagiri

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Port began his studies with Dainin Katigari Rōshi in 1977. Port received Dharma transmission[8] in 1984. from Katagiri Rōshi, becoming his Dharma heir in the Daicho Hayashi line. This lineage emphasizes sitting meditation.

James Ford Rōshi

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Port began his studies with James Ford Rōshi in 2005. Port received Inka Shomei on January 23, 2015 from Ford Rōshi, becoming his Dharma heir in the John Tarrant line in the Harada-Yasutani lineage[9]. This lineage emphasizes kōan introspection.

Main Teachers

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Dates of Study Name Location
1977-1989 Dainin Katigari Rōshi Minnesota Zen Mediation Center
1990-1991 Harada Tangen Rōshi Bukkokuji, Obama, Fukui, Japan
1998-2000 Shodo Harada Rōshi One Drop Buddhist Community, Tahoma, Seattle, WA, USA
2000-2005 Daido Loori Rōshi Zen Mountain Monastery
2005-2015 James Ford Rōshi Boundless Way Zen, Boston, MA, USA

Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training

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The Vine of Obstacles began in 2013. This is an active online Zen community[10] who practice zazen, study, and engage in their home-based practice and in the larger community. The program includes studies of Dōgen, the Heart Sutra, and the Sixteen Bodhisattva Precepts. In addition, participants meet with Port online for practice meetings[11]. In 2017, more than 30 students participated in the community.

Work with Learning Disabled Youth

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Port worked from 1979 to 2014 in the public schools in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN, USA, metropolitan area as a teacher and administrator for students in programs addressing behavior and learning issues. In 2011, the Minneapolis Police Department awarded[12] him with the Citizen’s Award for Valor, their highest award for a civilian, for rescuing a police officer[13]

Personal life

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Port was born in Cloquet, Minnesota on Apil 30, 1956. He married Tetsugan Zummach in 2015.

Works

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  • Port, Dōshō (2009). Keep Me in Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 9780861715688. OCLC 729930854.
  • Goldberg, Natalie; Port, Dōshō (2007). Zen Howl (CD). Sounds True. ISBN 1591790514.
  • Judy Lief, Matthieu Ricard, Thupten Rinpoche, Dosho Port. "Teachings From the Kingdom of Bhutan". tricycle.com. Tricycle. Retrieved 3 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

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  1. ^ Martin, Andrea. "Ceaseless Effort The Life of Dainin Katagiri" (PDF). Minnesota Zen Mediation Center. mnzencenter.org. pp. 18, 19, 26, 30.
  2. ^ "Dosho Port Receives Inka Shomei". Monkey Mind. patheos.com. 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ Port, Dōshō (2009). Keep Me in Your Heart a While: The Haunting Zen of Dainin Katagiri. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 9780861715688. OCLC 729930854.
  4. ^ "Our Teachers". Nebraska Zen Center. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Vine of Obstacles". Nebraska Zen Center. Nebraska Zen Center. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ McDaniel, Richard Bryan (2015). Cypress trees in the garden : the second generation of Zen teaching in North America. Sumeru Press. p. 409. ISBN 9781896559261. OCLC 931721846.
  7. ^ "Dosho Port". Soto Zen Buddhist Association. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  8. ^ Ford, James Ishmael (2006). ZEN MASTER WHO?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. p. 135. ISBN 9780861715091. OCLC 70174891.
  9. ^ "Sanbo Kyodan: Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism and its Teachers". ciolek.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Vine of Obstacles online portal". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Vine of Obstacles description". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Minneapolis police recognize staff, civilians at annual awards ceremony". minneapolis.gov. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  13. ^ "An Embarrassing Situation: An Award for Valor". Wild Fox Zen. patheos.com. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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See also

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Category:1956 births Category:Zen Buddhist priests Category:Soto Zen Buddhists Category:American Zen Buddhists Category:Buddhist writers Category:Zen Buddhism writers