Geoffrey Shugen Arnold

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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
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Religion:	Mountains and Rivers Order
Title(s):	Sensei
Workplace:	Zen Mountain Monastery National Buddhist Prison Sangha
Teacher(s):	John Daido Loori
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Geoffrey Shugen Arnold is a sensei of the Mountains and Rivers Order founded by John Daido Loori, from whom Shugen received shiho in July 1997.^[1] As a Dharma holder in the Soto tradition, Shugen currently serves as vice-abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in the Catskill Mountains of New York and is also the branch president of the Zen Center of New York City. He also manages the National Buddhist Prison Sangha^[2], which started as The Zen Mountain Monastery Prison Program in 1984.^[3] The program is a loose network of various Buddhist organizations that connect prisoners with volunteers for correspondence. Volunteers may visit prisoners, or even begin meditation groups within prisons. Nondenominational in its affiliation, volunteers in the program come from a variety of Buddhist traditions and backgrounds. As of yet there are no programs available in female facilities.^[4]

[edit] See also

• Buddhism in the United States
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

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[edit] References

• Prebish, Charles S (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. ISBN 0520216970. 
• Queen, Christopher S (2000). Engaged Buddhism in the West. Wisdom publications. ISBN 0861711599. 
• Seager, Richard Hughes (1999). Buddhism In America. Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231108680. 

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