Michael Wenger
| Dairyu Michael Wenger | |
|---|---|
| Religion | Zen |
| School | Sōtō |
| Lineage | Shunryu Suzuki |
| Education | The New School, M.A. |
| Dharma names | Dairyu |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
1947 Brooklyn, NY |
| Spouse | Barbara Wenger |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Dragons Leap Meditation Center |
| Title | Guiding Teacher |
| Predecessor | Sojun Mel Weitsman |
| Religious career | |
| Students | Steven Tierney, Tim Wicks, Rachel Flynn, Bobbi Ponce-Barger, Richard Urban, Kogan Sheldon, Steven Davidowitz |
| Website | www.dragonsleap.com |
Dairyu Michael Wenger is a Sōtō Zen priest and current guiding teacher of Dragons Leap Meditation Center in San Francisco. Prior to establishing Dragons Leap in 2012, Wenger served as Dean of Buddhist Studies at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) in San Francisco, California[1]—where he has been a member since 1972. A Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman,[2] Wenger is also a former president of the SFZC where he continues to serve on the Elders Council.[3] He received his M.A. from The New School in New York, New York.[4]
Biblibography
- Büssing, Arndt; Wenger, Michael (2003). Der Tau am Morgen ist weiser als wir : alte und neue Zen-Geschichten. Theseus. ISBN 3-89620-209-X.
- Wenger, Michael (2002). Wind bell: Teachings from the San Francisco Zen Center 1968-2001. North Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-55643-381-6.
- Suzuki, Shunryu; Weitsman, Mel; Wenger, Michael (1999). Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21982-1. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|coauthors=(help) - Wenger, Michael (1994). 33 Fingers: A Collection of Modern American Koans. Clear Glass Publishing. ISBN 0-931425-35-2.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Gach, Gary (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism. pp. xvi.
- ↑ "Practice Leaders: Dairyu Michael Wenger". San Francisco Zen Center.
- ↑ Lattin, Don (2004). Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives. p. 75.
- ↑ Birgel, Franz; Phillips, Klaus; Gollub, Christian-Albrecht (2004). Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker and Author. p. 324.
References
- Birgel, Franz; Phillips, Klaus; Gollub, Christian-Albrecht (2004). Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker and Author. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-4978-X.
- Gach, Gary (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism. Alpha Books. ISBN 0-02-864170-1.
- Lattin, Don (2004). Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-073063-3.
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