Sanshin Network

Okumura Roshi has disciples around the world.  Some of them have founded their own temples or Zen centers, while others teach and practice independently.  Those marked with asterisks are transmitted teachers.

North America

Atlanta Soto Zen Center
Atlanta, GA
Founded by Taiun Elliston*

Everett Zazen Group
Everett, WA
Founded by Howard Lazzarini 

Gyobutsuji Zen Monastery
Kingston, AR
Founded by Shoryu Bradley*

Mountains and Waters Alliance 
Faribault, MN
Founded by Shodo Spring*​

Europe

Anshin Zen Centre Roma
Rome, Italy
Founded by Doryu Cappelli* and Gyoetsu Epifania*

Centre Shikantaza
Mons, Belgium
Founded by Mokusho Deprèay

Zendo L'eau Vive
ALÈS, Gard, France
​Founded by Shoju Mahler*

​South America

Colombia Soto Zen Community
Bogota, Colombia
Founded by Shotai de la Rosa* and Densho Quintero*

​Disciples practicing at Sanshin:

​Hoko Karnegis*, Vice Abbot
Doju Layton
Ritoku Robinson
Hosshin Shoaf, Work Leader

Also practicing at Sanshin:

Seigen Hartkemeyer

Disciples practicing elsewhere:

Issan Koyama, New York, NY
Koun Levy: Southern Palm Zen Group, Boca Raton, FL
Eido Reinhart*​, Minneapolis, MN
Doan Roessler: Clouds in Water Zen Center, St. Paul, MN 
​Jisho Takahashi, Japan
Jokei Whitehead, Oakland CA

​Okumura Roshi trained at Antaiji, in the Mikata district of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.  It was founded in 1921 by Oka Sotan as monastery for scholars to study the Shobogenzo. At that time it was located in northern Kyoto, and many leading scholars studied there.During WWII, Antaiji was vacated until in 1949 Sawaki Kōdō and Uchiyama Kōshō, teacher and disciple on the Buddha Way, moved into Antaiji and made it a place for the pure and simple practice of sitting zazen.

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