Jundo Cohen
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Jundo Cohen (b. July 14, 1960) is a Soto Zen Priest, founder and teacher of the Treeleaf Zendo, a Soto Zen Sangha located in Tsukuba, Japan. He was ordained in 2002 and subsequently received Dharma Transmission from Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima, and is a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association and American Zen Teachers Association. Treeleaf Zendo was designed specifically as an online practice place for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare and family needs, and seeks to provide Zazen sittings, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist Sangha, all fully online. Members now sit in over 20 countries. The focus is Shikantaza "Just Sitting" Zazen as instructed by the 13th Century Japan Master, Eihei Dogen.
[edit] Bibliography
- Nishijima, Gudo Wafu; Jundo James Cohen (translator) (2004). A Heart To Heart Chat On Buddhism With Old Master Gudo. Windbell Publications. ISBN 1589612124.
[edit] Further reading
- Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who? A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861715098.
