The Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) is a Soto Zen practice center founded in 1977 by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston-sensei, a dharma heir of the late Soyu Matsuoka and guiding teacher of the Mokurai Silent Thunder Order.[1][2][3] Rev. Elliston has also received transmission in the Uchiyama lineage through Shohaku Okumura, roshi. The Atlanta Soto Zen Center is recognized by the Soto Zen Buddhist Association[4] and serves as the main training center for the order which has affiliate centers throughout the United States and Canada.
| Atlanta Soto Zen Center | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sōtō Matsuoka line |
| Location | |
| Location | 1167 Zonolite Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 |
| Country | United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 33°48′19″N 84°20′30″W / 33.805326°N 84.341545°W |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston |
| Completed | 1977 |
| Website | |
| https://www.aszc.org/ | |
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edit- ^ Basu, Moni (3 August 2007). "Silence, please! Atlanta gets its first Zen master: [Main Edition]". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. CMG Corporate Services, Inc. p. A. 1.
[Michael Elliston] says about 1,000 Atlantans belong to the Soto Zen Center. They come from all walks of life and represent several religions. You can practice Zen meditation, he says, and still hold onto your Christian, Jewish or Islamic beliefs. "It's more a way of life," he says. "It really doesn't contradict science. My teacher believes it's the religion of the future."
- ^ Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Simon and Schuster. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-86171-509-1. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Wilson, Jeff (2012). Dixie Dharma: Inside a Buddhist Temple in the American South. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8078-6997-0. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
There are, however, a number of small regional networks that are mostly confined to the South, such as the Zen temples in the Matsuoka lineage originating from his disciple Michael Elliston at the Atlanta Zoto Zen Center, and those in the Deshimaru lineage that spring from his disciple Robert Livingston at the New Orleans Zen Temple. Both the Matsuoka and Deshimaru lineages are not particularly prevalent in other parts of the country.
- ^ "Atlanta Soto Zen Center". SZBA. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
The Atlanta Soto Zen Center, founded in 1977, is one of the larger non-residential Zen centers in the country, offering a full schedule of morning and evening zazen, zen meditation and protocol instructions for beginners, monthly sesshins and occasional week-long retreats.
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