Teachers

Our teaching community includes Zen masters, Dharma successors, and lay teachers recognized and authorized by Genpo Roshi

Current Teaching Team

  •  Genpo Roshi — Sōten Genpo Merzel
  •  Kanchi Roshi — Mark Kanchi Esterman
  •  Jigen Sensei — Charlotte Jigen Juul
  •  Seien Roshi — Mary Ellen Seien Sloan
  •  Shinsho Sensei — Paul Shinsho Thielking
  •  Keiyaku Sensei — Kamie Keiyaku Buddemeier
  • Kenjin Roshi — Mingzhou Guo

Shihō successors of Genpo Roshi

The published successor page contains 27 named Shihō successors.

  1. Catherine Genno Pagès
  2. John Shodo Flatt (deceased)
  3. Anton Tenkei Coppens
  4. Malgosia Jiho Braunek (deceased)
  5. Daniel Doen Silberberg
  6. Nico Sojun Tydeman
  7. Nancy Genshin Gabrysch
  8. Diane Musho Hamilton
  9. Michael Mugaku Zimmerman
  10. Rich Taido Christofferson
  11. Michel Genko Dubois
  12. Tamara Myoho Gabrysch
  13. Maurice Shonen Knegtel
  14. KC Kyozen Sato
  15. Judi Kanchi Warren (deceased)
  16. Mark Kanchi Esterman
  17. Mary Ellen Seien Sloan
  18. Christian Jikishin von Wolkahof
  19. Lynn Shozen Holbrook
  20. Stefan Kenjitsu Coppens
  21. Krzysztof Furyu Leśniak
  22. Hank Yoshin Malinowski
  23. Jacqueline Shosui Wellenstein
  24. Alexandra Mushin Gericke
  25. Jeremy Jitsue Daiki Rottini
  26. Charlotte Jigen Juul
  27. Kamie Keiyaku Buddemeier
  28. Paul Shinsho Thielking

Lay Successors

Genpo Roshi has also given teaching succession to lay practitioners:

  • Stephanie Young Merzel — Recognized in the 1990s; also appointed by Genpo Roshi to lead the Hermit Order
  • Dan Crump

The following teachers have received Inka from Genpo Roshi:

  1. John Daido Loori (deceased)
  2. Catherine Genno Pagès
  3. Anton Tenkei Coppens
  4. Jan Chozen Bays
  5. Charles Tenshin Fletcher
  6. Nicolee Jikyo McMahon
  7. Susan Myoyu Anderson
  8. Sydney Musai Walter
  9. Malgosia Jiho Braunek (deceased)
  10. Nancy Genshin Gabrysch
  11. Daniel Doen Silberberg
  12. Maurice Shonen Knegtel
  13. Tamara Myoho Gabrysch
  14. Nico Sojun Tydeman
  15. Rein Konpo Kaales
  16. Mark Kanchi Esterman
  17. Charlotte Jigen Juul
  18. Mingzhou Guo
  19. Mary Ellen Seien Sloan
  20. Lynn Shozen Holbrook
  21. Mike Weisenbach
  22. Eduardo Seido Fuentes