This list of internet resources is not meant to be comprehensive, but
offers resources of interest to the Stillpoint sangha.
Teachers
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Reb Anderson, Tenshin Roshi is a lineage holder in the Soto Zen tradition,
ordained as a priest by Shunryu Suzuki in 1970. Tenshin Roshi teaches
at the San Francisco Zen Center. |
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Sanshin Zen Community is a network of individuals and groups who practice
the shikantaza (just sitting zen) taught by Dogen Zenji and study under
the guidance of Shohaku Okumura Sensei, in the manner taught by Kosho
Uchiyama Roshi. |
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Mt. Equity Zendo is a dwelling place for the
practice of Dogen Zen or Shikantaza (serene reflection), the central
school of the Soto Zen tradition, and the seamless practice of
mindfulness. Located in northeastern Pennsylvania, Mt. Equity is under
the direction of Rev. Dai-En Bennage. |
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Zen Center of Pittsburgh is a Soto Zen Buddhist Temple, in the lineage of
Rev. Dainin Katagari. Founded in 1999, ZCP is situated just thirty minutes north
of Pittsburgh, PA. Serving as the head priest is Rev. Kotoku Crivello.
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Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh has earned a reputation as a respected writer, scholar,
and leader. He championed a movement known as "engaged Buddhism," which intertwined
traditional meditative practices with active nonviolent civil disobedience. He has been
living in exile from his native Vietnam since 1966, and calls Plum Village, a meditation
retreat center he founded in the south of France, his home.
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Zen Centers and Buddhist Organizations:
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BPF's programs, publications, and practice groups link
Buddhist teachings of wisdom and compassion with progressive social change. |
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The Buddhist Society of Pittsburgh is an association of
Buddhist groups, formed for the purpose of disseminating information about
and promoting the growth and cooperation of its member groups, as well
as meeting the needs of individual Buddhist practitioners. |
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The International Zen Association is composed of the disciples
of Master Taisen Deshimaru, a student of Kodo Sawaki, as well as all the
Soto Zen dojos and zazen groups whose coordinators practice together regularly
at the Zen Temple of La Gendronniere during the major annual sesshins. |
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Mt. Baldy Zen Center is a community engaged in the study
and practice of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. It was founded by Joshu Sasaki Roshi,
and through his guidance the monks and nuns continue to conduct the training
in a traditional manner. |
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The San Francisco Zen Center was established in 1962 by
the late Shunryu Suzuki-Roshi, and has grown into three Zen Center practice
places: Beginner's Mind Temple in San Francisco, Green Gulch Farm in Marin
County, and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, the first Zen training monastery
in the West. |
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The Mountains and Rivers Order (MRO) is an organization
of associated Zen Buddhist temples, practice centers and sitting groups
in the United States and abroad. MRO was founded by Abbot John Daido Loori,
inspired by Zen Master Dogen's Mountains and Rivers Sutra. The mainhouse
of the order is Zen Mountain Monastery, a residential retreat center in
the Catskills of New York state. |
References and Resources:
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A very large site full of Zen texts, research,
and an international index of Zen Centers. |
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The Internet Guide to Zen Online Resources. Currently
this page provides WWW links to nearly 200 information facilities world-wide. |
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Buddhanet's eBook Library
has extensive titles on general Buddhist topics as well as Mahayana and Therevadin texts and teachings. |
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One of the highlights to this website is it's modern translations of over 800 important suttas in the Pali Canon (Tipitaka). |
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