Draft:Anton Tenkei Coppens



Anton Tenkei Coppens (born 1949) is a Dutch Zen teacher. He is a dharma successor of Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi. In 2002, he established Zen River Temple, which he runs together with his wife Tamara Myoho Gabrysch Sensei. It is the only Sōto Zen monastery in the Netherlands.[1][2]

Coppens started Zen practice in 1976. In 1980, he travelled to the Zen Center of Los Angeles where he met Taizan Maezumi Roshi and Dennis Genpo Merzel Roshi. He received dharma transmission from Merzel in 1996.[3]

He has written and contributed to several books, including editing a collection of Taizan Maezumi's tesihos, which he chose to present in poetic form.[4]

  • Finding Zen River: Writings from 1999-2002[5]
  • Timeless Calling, Timely Response: A Guide for Zen Buddhist Practice[6]
  • Teaching of the Great Mountain: Zen Talks by Taizan Maezumi[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Tenkei Coppens Roshi". ArtEZ Studium Generale (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  2. ^ Campagne, Florentine van Lookeren (2022-09-21). "Pionier in Uithuizen: 20 jaar Zen River". Bodhi (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  3. ^ "Anton Tenkei Coppens, Roshi". zenhub. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
  4. ^ McDaniel, Richard Bryan. Third Step East: Zen Masters of America. ISBN 978-1896559223.
  5. ^ Coppens, Anton Tenkei; Myoho Gabrysch, Tamara. Finding Zen River: Writings from 1999-2002. ISBN 979-8320148830.
  6. ^ Coppens, Anton Tenkei. Timeless Calling, Timely Response: A Guide for Zen Buddhist Practice. ISBN 9798563316607.
  7. ^ Maezumi, Hakuyū Taizan; Coppens, Anton Tenkei (2001). Teaching of the great mountain: Zen talks by Taizan Maezumi. Tuttle library of enlightenment. Boston, Mass: Tuttle Pub. ISBN 978-0-8048-3273-1.