Soensanim Bon Yeon is the dharma name and title of Jane McLaughlin-Dobisz. She is the guiding teacher of the Cambridge Zen Center of the Kwan Um School of Zen in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received dharma transmission in 2000, and is also a published author and editor of the book The Whole World is a Single Flower by Seungsahn.[1][2]
Bon Yeon | |
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| Title | Soen Sa Nim (Zen master) |
| Personal | |
| Born | Jane McLaughlin |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | American |
| School | Kwan Um School of Zen |
| Lineage | Jogye Order of Korean Seon |
| Education | University of Vermont |
| Dharma names | Bon Yeon |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Seungsahn |
| Based in | Cambridge Zen Center |
Bibliography
edit- The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods (2004, HarperCollins)
- One Hundred Days of Solitude: Losing Myself and Finding Grace on a Zen Retreat (2007, Wisdom Publications)
- The Whole World Is a Single Flower: 365 Kong-Ans for Everyday Life by Seung Sahn (editor, 1992, Tuttle Publishing)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dobisz, Jane (2004). The Wisdom of Solitude: A Zen Retreat in the Woods. HarperCollins. pp. 155. ISBN 0-06-008595-9.
- ^ "Teachers of the Kwan Um School of Zen". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
External links
edit- Cambridge Zen Center
- Bon Yeon's 2018 Dharma Talk Practicing with Zen Koans in Your Everyday Life for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
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