Zen Peacemakers Sangha Seniors
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Alfred Jitsudo Ancheta
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999)
Empowered by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi as Priest and Sensei
Nancy Mujo Baker
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Preceptor (May 1, 2005)
James Ryudo Bastien
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Zen Entrepreneur
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Social Action Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Raul Ensho Angyo Berge
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Dec. 6, 2003) and Dharma Holder (Aug. 6, 2006)
Bruce Seiryu Blackman
Empowered by Janet Jinne Richardson as Sensei (2004)
Merle Kodo Angyo Plum Dragon Boyd
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Dec 6, 2002) and Sensei (Mar. 18, 2006)
Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j.
Empowered by Koun Yamada as Sensei
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999) and Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999)
David Mokusui Bruner
Empowered by Paul Genki Kahn as Dharma Holder (June 18, 2005)
Daniel Nagacitta Buckley
Empowered by Ven. Dr. Karuna Dharma as Sensei (1994)
Empowered by Vietnamese Rinzai and Ven. T. T. Roshi Thich An Giao as Sensei (1998)
John Daishin Plum-Mountain Buksbazen
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Dec. 6, 2003), Dharma Holder (Dec. 14, 2002) and Sensei (Jun 15, 2008)
Ken Byalin, Paco Lugoviña and Dianne Shainberg at becoming Full Priests
Ken Tetsuji Byalin
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder (Jan. 17, 1999)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 18, 2007)
Ray Ryuzan Cicetti
Empowered by Robert Jinsen Kennedy as Sensei (Dec. 2004)
Mitchell Doshin Cantor
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen as Priest
Empowered by Madeline Ko-i Bastis as Sensei (Oct 15, 2006)
Barbara Shoshin Craig, rsm
Empowered by Janet Jinne Richardson as Sensei
Peter KuKu Cunningham
Empowered as Dummy Holder in Order of DisOrder in June 2004
Michel Engu Dobbs
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen as Priest and Sensei
Rose Mary Myoan Dougherty, ssnd
Empowered by Janet Jinne Richardson as Sensei (July 12, 2006)
Erwin Mu-I no shinnin Egloff
Empowered by Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen Myoan as Sensei
Randall Chijo Ryotan Eiger
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Dharma Holder (Aug 6, 2005) and Full Priest (Aug. 9, 2007)
Fariha al Jerrahi Koji Friedrich
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Apr 20, 2008)
Dorothy Daien Friedman
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen as Priest and Sensei
Anna Myoan Gamma, StKW
Jointly Empowered by Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen and Pia Jinji Gyger as Sensei
Initial Preceptors: Genro Gauntt, Bernie Glassman, Joan Halifax, Jishu Holmes,
Eve Marko, Egyoku Nakao and Enkyo O'Hara
Grover Genro Gauntt
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999)
Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order (Dec. 1997)
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Preceptor (May 1, 2005)
Bernie Glassman
Empowered by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi as Priest (Oct. 1976), Sensei (Oct. 1976) and Roshi (May 1995)
Founder of the Zen Peacemakers
Co-Founder of the Zen Peacemaker Order
Found OD by Kuku-Sama and Mr. YooWho
Buddha Seat Holder
Co-Spiritual Director of the Zen Peacemakers (May 4, 2005)
Maggie Jifu Gower
Empowered as Dharma Holder (1995) by Bernie Glassman and Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Mar 25, 1998)
Bill Jikai Greenberg
Empowered by Paul Genki Kahn as Dharma Holder (June 18, 2005)
Margi Teido Gregory
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Circle Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Patricia Shingetsu Faith-Sword Guzy
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Jul 28, 2006) and Dharma Holder (Aug 6, 2006)
Pia Jinji Gyger, StKW
Empowered by Robert Aitken as Sensei
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999) and Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999)
Joan Jiko Halifax
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Spiritual Director in Training of the Zen Peacemakers Sangha (May 18, 2005)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999), Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999), Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999) and Preceptor
Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order (Dec. 1997)
Jules Shuzen Harris (Aug 12, 2005)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Dharma Holder (Aug 19, 2006)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Sensei (Dec 2007)
Kipp Ryodo Hawley
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Dharma Holder (Dec. 14, 2002) and Sensei (Jun 16, 2007)
Trudi Jiji Jinpu Hirsch
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Priest
Lex Nur Jikai Hixon (1941-1995)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999)
Sheila Jinen Hixon
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder (Jan. 17, 1999)
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Multi-Faith Peacemaker
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Multi-Faith Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 25, 2007)
Sandra Jishu Holmes (deceased 1941-1998)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest, Sensei and Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999)
Co-Founder of the Zen Peacemaker Order
Catherine Eishun Anraku Hondorp (Aug 12, 2005)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Full Priest (Aug 12, 2005), Dharma Holder (Jul 29, 2006) and Preceptor (Aug 4 2007)
Kevin Jiun Hunt, oc
Empowered by Robert Jinsen Kennedy as Sensei
Gary Koan Janka
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao as Priest (Jul 28, 2006) and Dharma Holder (Aug 6, 2006)
Amina Kokai Al Jerrahi
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder (Apr 20, 2008)
Paul Genki Kahn
Empowered by Dennis Genpo Merzel as Priest
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 18, 2007
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Preceptor (Feb. 6, 2006)
Buddha Seat Holder
Sally Sonen Kealy
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999)
Robert Jinsen Kennedy, s.j.
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Spiritual Director in Training of the Zen Peacemakers Sangha (May 18, 2005)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei and Roshi
Bob Lee becoming Elder
Robert Sokan Lee
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Elder of the Family (June 2004)
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 25, 2007)
Francisco Genkoji "Paco" Lugoviña
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder (Jan. 17, 1999)
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Social Action Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 25, 2007)
Eve Myonen Marko
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999)
Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order (Dec. 1997)
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Preceptor (May 1, 2005)
Peter Muryo Matthiessen
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest, Sensei and Roshi
Fleet Shinryu Maull
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder in June 2004
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Social Action Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei (Feb. 25, 2007)
Empowered by Joan Jiko Halifax as Priest (Dec. 8, 2007)
Rosalie Jishin McQuade, csjp
Empowered by Janet Jinne Richardson as Sensei (Jan. 17, 1999)
Mark Mininberg
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder in the Ratna Path (Jan. 19, 2008)
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest, Sensei, Roshi and Preceptor (June 2004)
Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order (Dec. 1997)
Buddha Seat Holder
Barbara Joshin O'Hara
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Sensei (Apr 15, 2006)
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest, Sensei, Roshi and Preceptor (June 2004)
Founding Teacher of the Zen Peacemaker Order (Dec. 1997)
Buddha Seat Holder
Buddha Seat Holder of the Zen Peacemakers
Co-Spiritual Director of the Zen Peacemakers (May 4, 2005)
Michael Daigu O'Keefe
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999)
Cristopher Panos
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Zen Entrepreneur
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Social Action Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Ilia Shinko Peréz
Empowered by Gerry Shishin Wick as Sensei (April 7, 2004)
Merrinell Jinen Phillips
Buddha Seat Holder
Ali Koan Rahman
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder (Apr 20, 2008)
Janet Jinne Richardson, csjp
Empowered by Robert Jinsen Kennedy as Sensei
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Roshi (Jan. 17, 1999)
Noemi Koji Santana
Buddha Seat Holder
Anne Seisen Saunders
Empowered by Hakuyu Taizan Maizumi as Priest
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Roshi (Feb. 17, 2007)
Paul Shoju Schwerdt
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder
Buddha Seat Holder
Dianne Soshin Shainberg (deceased)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Priest (Jan. 17, 1999) and Dharma Holder (Jan. 17, 1999)
Brent Shigeoka
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara and Bernie Glassman as Zen Entrepreneur
Rabbi Don Ani Shalom Singer
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei
Dennis Ryugin Snyder
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen as Priest (Dec. 8, 2006)
Clàudia Coen Souza
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Junyu Kuroda, Roshi as Roshi (Oct. 12, 2007)
John Sprague
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder in the Multi-Faith Path (Jan. 19, 2008)
Beate Genko Stolte
Empowered by Joan Jiko Halifax as Priest (Dec. 8, 2007)
Empowered by Joan Jiko Halifax as Co-Abbot (May, 2008)
Julie Kirin Myoko Terestman
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Full Priest (Aug. 9, 2007)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Dharma Holder (Jul 26, 2008)
Sinclair Mokushin Shinryu Thomson (Aug 12, 2005)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Full Priest (Aug 12, 2005), Dharma Holder (Aug 22, 2006) and Preceptor (Aug 4 2007)
Ann Ankai Wagner
Empowered by Paul Genki Kahn as Dharma Holder (June 18, 2005)
Barbara Salaam Wegmüller
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Circle Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Empowered by Eve Myonen Marko as Preceptor (May 11, 2008)
Roland Yakushi Wegmüller
Buddha Seat Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Circle Dharma Holder (Feb. 18, 2007)
Empowered by Eve Myonen Marko as Preceptor (May 11, 2008)
Gerry Shishin Wick
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Pat Enkyo O'Hara as Spiritual Director in Training of the Zen Peacemakers Sangha (May 18, 2005)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Roshi (Jan. 18, 2006)
Acknowledged as Roshi by the White Plum Asanga (May 15, 2000)
Empowered by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi as Priest and Sensei (Dec. 25, 1990)
Peter Ki-Gen Widmer
Empowered by Pia Jinji Gyger as Sensei
You can use the list below to link to a given Empowerment. (Seniors are listed alphabetically within each Empowerment Grouping.)
Spiritual Directors
ZPS Elders
Dharma Center Elders
Roshis
Senseis
Dharma Holders
Circle Path
Social Action Path
Entrepreneur Path
Multi-Faith Path
Preceptors
Abbots
Priests (Denkai)
Full Priests (new ceremony)
Buddha Seat Holders
Circle Stewards
Dummy Holders of OD
Preceptors
Zen Entrepreneurs
Multi-Faith Peacemakers
Roshi Enkyo and Roshi Bernie
Blessed by Elder Robert Sokan Lee
Bernie Glassman
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Bob Sokan Lee, The Elder
Empowered by Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi
Bernie Glassman
Empowered by Bernie Glassman
Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j. (Jan. 17, 1999)
Pia Jinji Gyger, StKW (Jan. 17, 1999)
Joan Jiko Halifax (Jan. 17, 1999)
Lex Nur Jikai Hixon (1941-1995)
Sandra Jishu Holmes (1941-1998)
Robert Jinsen Kennedy, s.j. (Jan. 17, 1999)
Peter Muryo Matthiessen
Wendy Egyoku Nakao (Jun. 2004)
Pat Enkyo O'Hara (Jun. 2004)
Janet Jinne Richardson, csjp (Jan. 17, 1999)
Anne Seisen Saunders (Feb. 17, 2007)
Gerry Shishin Wick (Jan. 18, 2006)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Junyu Kuroda
Coen de Souza (Oct. 12, 2007)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman
Alfred Jitsudo Ancheta (Jan. 17, 1999)
Nancy Mujo Baker
Ken Tetsuji Byalin (Feb. 18, 2007)
Fariha al Jerrahi Koji Friedrich (Apr. 20, 2008)
Grover Genro Gauntt (Jan. 17, 1999)
Sheila Jinen Hixon Multi-Faith Path (Feb. 25, 2007)
Paul Genki Kahn (Feb. 18, 2007)
Robert Sokan Lee (Feb. 25, 2007)
Francisco Genkoji "Paco" Lugoviña Social Action Path (Feb. 25, 2007)
Eve Myonen Marko (Jan. 17, 1999)
Fleet Shinryu Maull Social Action Path (Feb. 25, 2007)
Don Ani Shalom Singer
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen
Michel Engu Dobbs
Dorothy Daien Friedman
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Barbara Joshin O'Hara
Jules Shuzen Harris
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Merle Kodo Angyo Plum Dragon Boyd
Kipp Ryodo Solitary Heart Hawley
John Daishin Plum-Mountain Buksbazen
Empowered by Robert Jinsen Kennedy, s.j.
Ray Ryuzan Cicetti
Kevin Jiun Hunt, oc
Paul Shoju Schubert
Empowered by Janet Jinne Richardson, csjp
Bruce Seiryu Blackman (July 1, 2004)
Rose Mary Myoan Dougherty, ssnd (July 12, 2006)
Rosalie Jishin McQuaide, csjp (Jan. 17, 1999)
Barbara Soshin Craig, rsm (June 21, 2002)
Empowered by Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j. and Pia Jinji Gyger, StKW
Anna Myoan Gamma, StKW
Empowered by Niklaus Jinshu Brantschen, s.j.
Erwin Mu-I no shinnin Egloff
Empowered by Pia Jinji Gyger, StKW
Peter Ki-Gen Widmer
Empowered by Gerry Shishin Wick
Ilia Shinko Peréz (April 7, 2004)
Empowered by Bernie Glassman
James Ryudo Bastien Social Action Path (Feb. 17, 2007)
Maggie Jifu Gower (Mar 25, 1995)
Margi Teido Gregory Circle Path (Feb. 17, 2007)
Amina Kokai Al Jerrahi Multi-Faith Path (Apr. 20, 2008)
Mark Mininberg Entrepreneur Path (Jan. 19, 2008)
Christopher Panos Entrepreneur Path (Feb. 17, 2007)
Ali Koan Rahman Multi-Faith Path (Apr. 20, 2008)
Brent Shigeoka Entrepreneur Path
Paul Shoju Schwerdt
John Sprague Multi-Faith Path (Jan. 19, 2008)
Barbara Salaam Wegmüller Circle Path (Feb. 17, 2007)
Roland Yakushi Wegmüller Circle Path (Feb. 17, 2007)
Empowered by Sandra Jishu Holmes
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Raul Ensho Angyo Berge (Aug 6, 2006)
Gary Koan Janka (Aug 6, 2006)
Patricia Shingetsu Faith-Sword Guzy (Aug 6, 2006)
Empowered by Robert Jinsen Kennedy, s.j.
Michael Holleran
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Empowered by Paul Genki Kahn
Empowered by Bruce Seiryu Blackman
Ed Sullivan
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holders
Sheila Hixon
Grover Genro Gauntt
Bernie Glassman
Marguerite Teido Gregory
Sheila Jinen Hixon
Paul Genki Kahn
Robert Sokan Lee
Francisco Paco Genkoji Lugoviña
Eve Myonen Marko
Fleet Shinryu Maull
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Christopher Panos
Merrinell Jinen Phillips
Noemi Koji Santana
Paul Shoju Schwerdt
Barbara Salaam Wegmüller
Roland Yakushi Wegmüller
Mark Sando Mininberg
Brendan Breen
David Mokusui Bruner
Reuven Goldstein
Marguerite Teido Gregory
Ed Knight
Robert Sokan Lee
Andreas Leszkovsky
Francisco Paco Genkoji Lugoviña
Christopher Panos
John Richardson
Cynthia Roderick
Noemi Koji Santana
Trudy Schoepko
Paul Shoju Schwerdt
Zang Starbuck
Jose Ovidio C. Waldemar
Barbara Salaam Wegmüller
Roland Yakushi Wegmüller
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Senseis
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holders
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holders
Mark Mininberg (Jan. 19, 2008)
Christopher Panos
Brent Shigeoka
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Sensei
Empowered by Bernie Glassman as Dharma Holder
Empowered by Bernie Glassman
Joan Jiko Halifax
Paul Genki Kahn
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Empowered by Bernie Glassman and Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Nancy Mujo Baker
Grover Genro Gauntt
Eve Myonen Marko
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Catherine Eishun Anraku Hondorp (Aug 4, 2007)
Sinclair Mokushin Shinryu Thomson (Aug 4, 2007)
Empowered by Paul Genki Kahn
Empowered by Eve Myonen Marko
Barbara Salaam Wegmüller (May 11, 2008)
Roland Yakushi Wegmüller (May 11, 2008)
Joan Jiko Halifax
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Anne Seisen Saunders
Beate Genko Stolte
Ken, Paco and Dianne
Empowered by Bernie Glassman
Joan Jiko Halifax
Sandra Jishu Holmes
Sally Sonen Kealy
Francisco Genkoji "Paco" Lugoviña
Michael Daigu O'Keefe
Peter Muryo Matthiessen
Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Anne Seisen Saunders
Dianne Soshin Shainberg
Empowered by Joan Jiko Halifax
Fleet Shinryu Maull (Dec 8, 2007)
Beate Genko Stolte (Dec 8, 2007)
Empowered by Peter Muryo Matthiessen
Michel Engu Dobbs
Dorothy Daien Friedman
Dennis Ryugin Snyder (Dec 8, 2006)
Empowered by Wendy Egyoku Nakao
Maggie Jifu Gower (Mar 25, 1998)
Merle Kodo Boyd (Dec 6, 2002)
Raul Ensho Angyo Berge (Dec 6, 2003)
John Daishin Plum-Mountain Buksbazen (Dec 6, 2003)
Gary Koan Janka (Jul 28, 2006)
Patricia Shingetsu Faith-Sword Guzy (Jul 28, 2006)
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Trudi Jiji Jinpu Hirsch
Empowered by Pat Enkyo O'Hara
Catherine Eishun Anraku Hondorp (Aug 12, 2005)
Sinclair Mokushin Shinryu Thomson (Aug 12, 2005)
Julie Kirin Myoko Terestman (Aug 9, 2007)
Randall Chijo Ryotan Eiger (Aug 9, 2007)
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