Berkeley Zen Center
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| location = 1931 Russell Street, Berkeley, California 94703
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| religious_affiliation = Sōtō
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| country = United States
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| website = [http://www.berkeleyzencenter.org www.berkeleyzencenter.org]
| founded_by = Sojun Mel Weitsman
Shunryu Suzuki
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Berkeley Zen Center (BZC), official temple name {{nihongo|Shogakuji|祥岳寺|Shōgaku-ji}}, is an Sōtō Zen Buddhist practice centre located in Berkeley, California led since 2024 by Shinchi Linda Galijan and Zenshin Greg Fain.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-07 |title=Teachers |url=https://berkeleyzencenter.org/teachers/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Berkeley Zen Center |language=en-US}}
Initially founded as an affiliate of San Francisco Zen Center in 1967 by Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman and Shōgaku Shunryu Suzuki.Dimidjian, 137 Weitsman became abbot in 1985 after receiving Dharma transmission from Hoitsu Suzuki.Gach, 230 In 2021 Weitsman's Dharma heir Hozan Alan Senauke took over as abbot, living on-site with his wife and fellow ordained priest Laurie Senauke until his passing in 2024.{{Cite web |title=Hozan Kushiki Alan Senauke Obituary (1947 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/hozan-kushiki-alan-senauke-obituary?id=57096906 |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Legacy.com}}Prebish, 108
In 1979, the centre relocated to its current location on Russell Street—and today houses a small group of residents who live on site. BZC has an active community and a full schedule of zen service, student talks, dharma talks, and zazen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080215173019/http://berkeleyzencenter.org/aboutBZC.shtml]
Notable People
Zenkei Blanche Hartman began sitting zazen in 1969, receiving Dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1988.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080313065607/http://zencircle.org/speakers.html]
Kushin Seisho Maylie Scott taught at the center after received Dharma transmission from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1998.Queen, 266
Gallery
File:Mel Weitsman1.JPG|Sojun Mel Weitsman
Image:Hozan_Alan_Senauke.JPG|Hozan Alan Senauke
Image:Maylie Scott 2.png|Maylie Scott
Image:Berkeley_Zen_Center.JPG
Image:Berkeley Zen Center zendo.jpg|Zendo
See also
Notes
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References
- {{cite book| last =Dimidjian| first =Victoria Jean| author2 =Norman Fischer| author2-link =Zoketsu Norman Fischer| title =Journeying East: Conversations on Aging and Dying| publisher =Parallax Press| date =2004| url =https://archive.org/details/journeyingeastco0000dimi| isbn =1-888375-36-1| url-access =registration}}
- {{cite book| last =Ford| first =James Ishmael| author-link =James Ishmael Ford| title =Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen| publisher =Wisdom Publications| date =2006| url =https://archive.org/details/zenmasterwhoguid00jame| isbn =0-86171-509-8| url-access =registration}}
- {{cite book| last =Gach| first =Gary| title =What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop| publisher =Parallax Press| date =1998| url =https://archive.org/details/whatbookbuddhapo0000unse| isbn =0-938077-92-9| url-access =registration}}
- {{cite book| last =Prebish| first =Charles S| title =Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America| publisher =University of California Press| date =1999| url =https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780520216976| isbn =0-520-21697-0| url-access =registration}}
- {{cite book| last =Queen| first =Christopher S| title =Engaged Buddhism in the West| publisher =Wisdom publications| date =2000| isbn = 0-86171-159-9| oclc =41951145}}
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Category:Zen centers in California
Category:Culture of Berkeley, California
Category:Religious organizations established in 1967
Category:Buddhism in the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Buddhist temples in Berkeley
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