White Plum Asanga, sometimes termed White Plum Sangha, is a loose (hence asangha) "organization of peers whose members are leaders of Zen Communities in the lineage of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi,"[1] created by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi[2] and Tetsugen Bernard Glassman. It consists of Maezumi's Dharma heirs and subsequent successors.[3]
Characterization edit
A diverse organization spread across the United States and with a small presence in Europe, the White Plum Asanga
[I]ncludes teachers who represent the spectrum of styles to be found to American Zen—socially engaged Buddhism, family practice, Zen and the arts, secularized Zen, and progressive traditionalism."[4]
Conceived of informally in 1979 by Maezumi and Tetsugen Bernard Glassman, the White Plum Asanga was named after Maezumi's father Baian Hakujun Dai-osho and then later incorporated in 1995 following Maezumi's death. Tetsugen Bernard Glassman was the White Plum Asanga's first President and his successor was Dennis Genpo Merzel.[5] Following Merzel's term, in May 2007, Gerry Shishin Wick served as elected President of White Plum, until 2013 when Anne Seisen Saunders became the current president.[6]
Notable members edit
- Jan Chozen Bays[7]
- Merle Kodo Boyd
- Charles Tenshin Fletcher
- Tetsugen Bernard Glassman (Past President)
- Joan Jiko Halifax
- Robert Jinsen Kennedy
- John Daido Loori
- Peter Muryo Matthiessen
- Wendy Egyoku Nakao
- Pat Enkyo O'Hara
- John Tesshin Sanderson
- Gerry Shishin Wick (Past President)
- Michael Mugaku Zimmerman
Notable centers edit
- Lost Coin Zen
- Still Mind Zendo
- Yokoji Zen Mountain Center
- Upaya Institute and Zen Center
- Kanzeon Zen Center
- Zen Center of Los Angeles
- Zen Mountain Monastery
- Village Zendo
- Great Vow Zen Monastery
- Sweetwater Zen Center
- Zen River
- Brevard Zen Center
- New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care
- Soji Zen Center
- Zen Life & Meditation Center
- Great Plains Zen Center
See also edit
References edit
- ^ White Plum Asanga website
- ^ Tucker (1997), p. 174.
- ^ Maezumi & Glassman (2002), p. 171.
- ^ Westward Dharma, 111
- ^ Luminous Passage, 282
- ^ "Roshi Anne Seisen Saunders voted in as the new President of the White Plum Asanga". Zen Peacemaker Order. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Membership List". The White Plum Asanga. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
Sources edit
- Maezumi, Taizan; Glassman, Bernard (2002). On Zen Practice: Body, Breath, Mind. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-315-X. OCLC 49822921.
- Prebish, Charles S.; Baumann, Martin (2002). Westward Dharma: Buddhism Beyond Asia. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-22625-9. OCLC 48871649.
- Prebish, Charles S (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21697-0.
- Tucker, Mary Evelyn (1997). Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-945454-13-9.
External links edit
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