Geoffrey Shugen Arnold is
Rōshi
(Japanese language, Japanese: "old teacher"; "old master") is a title in Zen Buddhism with different usages depending on sect and country. In Rinzai Zen, the term is reserved only for individuals who have received ''inka shōmei'', meaning the ...
of the
Mountains and Rivers Order
The Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism (MRO) is an organization of associated temples, practice centers and sitting groups in the United States and abroad. The main house is the Zen Mountain Monastery located at the foot of Mount Trempe ...
(MRO) founded by
John Daido Loori
John Daido Loori (June 14, 1931 – October 9, 2009) was a Zen Buddhist rōshi who served as the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and was the founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order and CEO of Dharma Communications. Daido Loori received sh ...
, from whom Shugen received
shiho, or dharma transmission, in July 1997.
[Seager, 257] As a lineage holder in the
Sōtō
Sōtō Zen or is the largest of the three traditional sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (the others being Rinzai school, Rinzai and Ōbaku). It is the Japanese line of the Chinese Caodong school, Cáodòng school, which was founded during the ...
tradition, Shugen currently serves as head of MRO and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery
in Mt. Tremper, New York, where he serves as the full-time resident teacher. Trained as a musician, Shugen was introduced to and began practicing Zen meditation in 1975. He began his formal training at
Zen Mountain Monastery in 1984, and received tokudo, full monastic ordination, in 1988. Shugen's teachings have appeared in various Buddhist publications, including ''
Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly'', ''The Mountain Record'' and in ''The Best Buddhist Writing 2005'' and ''2009''. He is the author of ''O, Beautiful End'', a collection of Zen memorial poems, published by Dharma Communications in 2012.
Shugen Roshi has given
shiho or dharma transmission to Ron Hogen Green, Sensei; Jody Hojin Kimmel, Sensei; and
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Sensei.
See also
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Buddhism in the United States
The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhism, Buddhist groups within the United States, including Asian Americans, Asian-American Buddhists born into the faith, who comprise the largest percentage of Buddhists in the country.
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Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
Below is a timeline of important events regarding Zen Buddhism in the United States. Dates with "?" are approximate.
Events
Early history
* 1893: Soyen Shaku comes to the United States to lecture at the World Parliament of Religions held in ...
Notes
References
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External links
Mountains and Rivers Order of Zen Buddhism
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Soto Zen Buddhists
Zen Buddhist abbots
21st-century abbots
American Zen Buddhists
Living people
1957 births