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| − | The Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) is an independent Soto Zen practice center founded in 1977 by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston-sensei, a student of the late Soyu Matsuoka. | + | The [[Atlanta Soto Zen Center]] (ASZC) is an independent [[Soto]] [[Zen]] practice center founded in 1977 by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston-sensei, a student of the late Soyu Matsuoka. |
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| − | In the 1970s Matsuoka and Soto Shu in Japan parted ways, and few of his Dharma heirs are seen as legitimate teachers. Taiun Michael Elliston is an exception to this common perception. As one of Matsuoka's senior students, Elliston is generally respected in his field and has himself made attempts at reconnecting with the Soto school. Author James Ishmael Ford writes, "It is possible that within a few years, this one branch, at least, of the Matsuoka line will rejoin the normative Soto tradition." In August 2007, Shohaku Okumura and Seirin Barbara Kohn have given Dharma transmission to Taiun Michael Elliston to help legitimize Elliston's previous transmission in the sometimes disputed lineage of Soyu Matsuoka. | + | In the 1970s Matsuoka and [[Soto]] Shu in [[Japan]] parted ways, and few of his [[Dharma]] heirs are seen as legitimate [[teachers]]. Taiun Michael Elliston is an exception to this common [[perception]]. As one of Matsuoka's {{Wiki|senior}} students, Elliston is generally respected in his field and has himself made attempts at reconnecting with the [[Soto school]]. Author James Ishmael Ford writes, "It is possible that within a few years, this one branch, at least, of the Matsuoka line will rejoin the normative [[Soto]] [[tradition]]." In August 2007, Shohaku Okumura and Seirin Barbara Kohn have given [[Dharma]] [[transmission]] to Taiun Michael Elliston to help legitimize Elliston's previous [[transmission]] in the sometimes disputed [[lineage]] of Soyu Matsuoka. |
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Latest revision as of 07:38, 17 September 2013
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) is an independent Soto Zen practice center founded in 1977 by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston-sensei, a student of the late Soyu Matsuoka.
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In the 1970s Matsuoka and Soto Shu in Japan parted ways, and few of his Dharma heirs are seen as legitimate teachers. Taiun Michael Elliston is an exception to this common perception. As one of Matsuoka's senior students, Elliston is generally respected in his field and has himself made attempts at reconnecting with the Soto school. Author James Ishmael Ford writes, "It is possible that within a few years, this one branch, at least, of the Matsuoka line will rejoin the normative Soto tradition." In August 2007, Shohaku Okumura and Seirin Barbara Kohn have given Dharma transmission to Taiun Michael Elliston to help legitimize Elliston's previous transmission in the sometimes disputed lineage of Soyu Matsuoka.
