Berkeley Zen Center
| Berkeley Zen Center | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sōtō |
| Location | |
| Location | 1931 Russell Street, Berkeley, California 94703 |
| Country | United States |
  Shown within Oakland, California  Berkeley Zen Center (San Francisco Bay Area)  Berkeley Zen Center (California)  Berkeley Zen Center (the United States)  Berkeley Zen Center (North America) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 37°51′24″N 122°16′12″W / 37.856540°N 122.269917°W |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Sojun Mel Weitsman Shunryu Suzuki |
| Website | |
| www.berkeleyzencenter.org | |
Berkeley Zen Center (BZC), official temple name Shogakuji (祥岳寺, Shōgaku-ji), is a residential Sōtō Zen Buddhist practice centre located in Berkeley, California which has been led since 2024 by Shinchi Linda Galijan and Zenshin Greg Fain.[1]
Founded as an affiliate temple of San Francisco Zen Center in 1967 in a house on Dwight Way by Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman and Shōgaku Shunryu Suzuki,[2] Weitsman became BZC's abbot in 1985 after receiving Dharma transmission from Suzuki's son Hoitsu Suzuki.[3] Weitsman's Dharma heir Hozan Alan Senauke took over as abbot in 2021, living on-site with his wife and fellow ordained Zen priest Laurie Senauke until his passing in 2024.[4][5]
In 1979, BZC relocated to a dedicated temple on Russell Street which houses resident priests, students and lay practitioners. BZC has an active community and a full schedule of zen service, student talks, dharma talks, and zazen. [1]
Notable People
[edit]Zenkei Blanche Hartman began sitting zazen in 1969, receiving Dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1988.[2]
Kushin Seisho Maylie Scott taught at the center after received Dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1998.[6]
Gallery
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Teachers". Berkeley Zen Center. 2015-03-07. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Dimidjian, 137
- ^ Gach, 230
- ^ "Hozan Kushiki Alan Senauke Obituary (1947 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
- ^ Prebish, 108
- ^ Queen, 266
References
[edit]- 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. OCLC 41951145.
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