Sevan Ross (born 1951) is a
Zen Buddhist priest with training backgrounds in both the
Sōtō and
Rinzai traditions in the
Harada-Yasutani
is a lay Zen sect derived from both the Soto ( Caodong) and the Rinzai ( Linji) traditions. It was renamed Sanbo-Zen International in 2014. The term ''Sanbo Kyodan'' has often been used to refer to the Harada-Yasutani zen lineage. However, a ...
lineage. He is the former spiritual director of the
Chicago Zen Center
The Chicago Zen Center (CZC) is a Harada-Yasutani Zen practice center located in Evanston, IllinoisResearchers Say Meditation Combats Depression near Northwestern University currently led by Abbot Yusan Graham. Established in 1974, the Chicago Zen ...
in
Evanston, IL.
Ross is an outspoken advocate of
Vegetarianism
Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, insects, and the flesh of any other animal). It may also include abstaining from eating all by-products of animal slaughter.
Vegetarianism may ...
, especially as seen in the context of Zen practice.
See also
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Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
External links
Interview with Sevan Ross for Veggie Dharma
References
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Zen Buddhist priests
American Zen Buddhists
Living people
1951 births