Rev. Master Jiyu, Ryokan and Dogen
Bill Kembo Wyatt
In 1971 I heard of an English Zen teacher who had studied and practised Sōtō Zen in Japan. Rev. Master Jiyu had gone to America where she established a Zen training monastery, Shasta Abbey. She came over to England to conduct a couple of retreats and I was fortunate to catch the tail end of one. I became so impressed with her that I undertook lay ordination.
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