Receiving the Marrow: Teachings on Dogen by Soto Zen Women Priests - Paperback

by Eido Frances Carney (Editor), Eido Frances Carney (Author)

Dogen's great spiritual teachings are the foundation of Soto Zen. For the first time, contemporary American women Zen masters in the Soto tradition, join together to reach within Dogen's mind to make his masterpieces accessible and practical for those seeking deeper realization and understanding.

Author Biography

Beginning practice in 1971 with Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi, she received Dharma Transmission from Niho Tetsumei Roshi in 1997 at Entsuji Temple, in lineage with the hermit priest Ryokan after training at Shoboji Temple in Japan. She has since founded Olympia Zen Center in Washington, and served as president of the national Soto Zen Buddhist Association. In 2006, her teacher Niho Tetsumei Roshi named her Abbess of Fukujuji Temple in Nakasho, Japan. She promotes the teaching and poetry of Ryokan, has lectured in the US and abroad, writes articles for various magazines and is a published poet and painter.