Main Sanctuary
Rev. Fern and Rev. Ken McGuire, Roshi
Rev.
Ken McGuire was a disciple of Bishop Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi,
who was a supervisor of Soto Zen activities in America and
assigned here by Sojiji, the headquarters monastery in Japan.
Rev. Ken McGuire was honored with the degree of Roshi. (Roshi
is a Japanese word meaning venerable teacher or "old"
teacher and is bestowed only on individuals after demonstrating
deep understanding of Zen teaching)
Dragon
Flower Ch'an Temple
Ch'an and Buddhist Practice and Teaching for All
P.O. Box 64952
Tacoma, WA 98464
http://www.dragonflower.org
Our
Founder: Master Shih Shen-Lung
1947-2006
A practicing Buddhist monk since 1972, Ven. Shen Lung was
ordained in the Soto Zen tradition by Rev. Soyu Matsuoka
Roshi and subsequently received Dharma Transmission from
Ch'an Master Shih Mo-Hwa of the Lin-Chi sect in 1980. Ven.
Shen-Lung's guidance, understanding and humor helped countless
numbers of beings to grow and thrive in the Dharma. He passed
away on October 28th, 2006 and was given the posthumous
Dharma Name Tai Xi, meaning "Great Joy." We honor
the monk Shih Wu-Ming whose Dharma Name is Lung-Yen!
Mumonkan-Do
Aikido
17905 Skypark Circle "L"
Irvine, CA 92614
http://www.integrationforall.com/Aikido/index.shtm
Parker Sensei and students
Parker
Sensei was a student of Wayne Tourda, sensei and was also
ordained as a priest by Matsuoka Roshi
Sanga
of the Compassionate Heart
6055 Whitewood Ave. Lakewood, California,
http://www.zensangha.com
In
the fall of 1995 the Zen Buddhist Reverends Steve KoZen
Hon, Roshi, and Nita JunShin Hon founded the Sangha of the
Compassionate Heart in Long Beach, California. For three
years the Hons provided instruction in Soto Zen meditation
at weekly services and monthly half-day zazen-kai sessions.
The zendo originally made use of facilities at the Unitarian
Universalist Church in Long Beach.
In
1998 Steve and Nita Hon moved to northern California. At
that time, the Reverend Bob McNeil generously agreed to
assume leadership of the sangha.
In
1999 Reverend Bob McNeil relocated the zendo to Bellflower,
California, and greatly expanded the schedule of services.
In March 2006, the zendo moved to Lakewood, California.
Steve
Hon, Nita Hon, and Bob McNeil were disciples of the Reverend
Soyu Matsuoka, Roshi, who founded the Zen Center of Long
Beach (the Zen Buddhist Temple) in 1971. Reverend Soyu Matsuoka-Roshi
led the Zen Center of Long Beach until he retired in 1995.
The
Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago
608 Dempster Street
Evanston, Illinois.
847.272.2070
http://www.zbtc.org
Our
Founder:
Rev. Soyu Matsuoka Roshi (1912-1997)
Our
Abbotts:
Matsuoka Roshi
1949 - 1971
Matsuoka’s disciple, Rev. Kongo Langlois Roshi (1935-1999)
1971 - 1999
Current
Leadership:
Rev. Suirin Witham
Rev. Zenku Smyers
Rev. Tessen Ericksen
Rev. Kozan Matson
Side view of the Temple alter
The front of the Temple
The
Zen Center of Cleveland
http://www.cloudwater.org
The
Zen Center of Las Cruces
706 S. Mesquite St
(on the corner of Mesquite and Soledad)
Las Cruces
NM 88001-3623
http://www.zencenteroflascruces.org
Rev. Gozen Michael LaTorra is an ordained Zen Priest, Abbot
of the Zen Center of Las Cruces / Daibutsuji Zen Temple,
and is a disciple of Rev. Ken McGuire-Roshi. He is also
an Associate Professor in the English Department of New
Mexico State University, and the author of A Warrior
Blends with Life: A Modern Tao (North Atlantic Books,
1993).
Left to right: Rev. Fern Shin Getsu Myosen McGuire Roshi,
Rev. Judy Daishin Harmon Sensei, former abbot of the
Zen Center of Las Cruces, Rev. Ken Hogaku Sho Zen McGuire
Roshi, Rev. Michael Gozen La Torra, current abbot of the
Zen Center of Las Cruces , and Rev. Harvey So Daiho Hilbert
Roshi,
founding Abbot of the Zen Center of Las Cruces
