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Practice Council

From 1985 until 1991, the Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi laid the foundations of the training curriculum of the White Wind Zen Community. In the autumn of 1991 he formally retired from any form of public teaching or beginner-level instruction in order to be able to devote himself entirely to monastics and formal students (deshi) committed to realizing the Transmission of the Lineage. Using the vast body of Teachings and standards that Roshi continually provides, the Practice Council of authorized Teachers and instructors now provide any introductory workshops, retreats, classes or public speaking or Teaching events that are necessary.

The Practice Council consists of Dharma Teachers who have received Transmission of Shiho and of authorized practice advisors. Roshi continues to oversee the training of each student through reviews of each practice interview or daisan with the Practice Council.

Ven. Chunen Rampal ino

Ven. Chunen Rampal ino has been a student of the Roshi since 1996. He received postulant vows for monastic ordination following the May 1999 Sogaku-ki O-sesshin, and received Transmission as a practice advisor during the Joya (New Year's celebration) of 1999/2000. He began training in the monastic post of Chiden on May 22nd, 2003. He received ordination as a full monastic on May 24th, 2002. On July 18, 2004 he began training in the monastic training post of Tando. On February 17th, 2006, he was appointed to the training post of Ino by the Roshi.


Chunen ino has a  background in engineering. He currently does systems engineering work for an Ottawa telecommunications company and works extensively with the Zen Centre's computers and WWZC Archives.
  
  

Ven. Mishin Roelofs tando

Ven. Mishin Roelofs shramon

Ven. Mishin Roelofs tando is a fully-ordained monastic. She has been a student of Roshi's since 1998. Following the October 2000 Daruma-ki O-sesshin she received postulant monastic vows, and began training in the monastic post of tenzo-anja in January 2001. She received novice monk's vows in October 2001 and Transmission as a practice advisor during the March 2002 sesshin. She began training in the monastic post of Shuso on May 22nd, 2003 and received ordination as a full monastic on October 10th, 2003. On July 18, 2004 she began training in the monastic training post of Chiden. On January 1st, 2007, she began training in the monastic training post of Tando. She is the administrator of WWZC, and librarian of WWZC Archives.

Mishin tando has a background in international development, participatory education and community development. She spent several years living in Japan and China, and currently manages an international health project in China.
  

Ven. Saigyo Cross chiden

Ven. Saigyo Cross chiden became a student of Zen Master Anzan Hoshin in 1998. He practiced as a branch student at the Harrow Zazenkai in England, before deciding to emigrate to Canada to take up residential training at Dainen-ji. He moved to Canada in February 2001 and received postulant monastic vows at the October Daruma-ki O-sesshin of that year. He received novice monks vows in October 2002 and was appointed to the training post of tenzo-anja in March of 2002. On October 9th, 2003 he received Transmission as a practice advisor. On July 18, 2004, he began training in the monastic training post of Shuso. On October 8th, 2004 he received full monk's vows from Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi.

He is also shissui (head caretaker) for Dainen-ji. On January 1st, 2007, he began training in the monastic training post of Chiden.
 

Ven. Senbo Pham-Dinh shuso

 

Ven. Senbo Pham-Dinh shuso is a novice monk. He became a student of Zen Master Anzan Hoshin in 1995, and practised as a formal student from 1998 to 2004. In February 2000, he received the 16 bodhisattva precepts along with the Dharma name “Senbo”. Following the May 2004 Sogaku-ki O-sesshin, he received postulant vows for monastic ordination and on May 20th, 2005 received novice vows. He received Transmission as a practice advisor from the Roshi in February 2007 and began training in the monastic post of Shuso on March 21st, 2007.

 

Senbo shuso studied philosophy and religion at the University of Ottawa. He has been doing layout and graphic design for Great Matter Publications and White Wind Zen Community since 2000 and also practises and studies Zen calligraphy under the guidance of the Ven. Anzan Hoshin roshi. For over 10 years, he was a ski instructor and coach and has done water-ski/stunt shows in Montreal and Muskoka. He currently drives transit buses for the City of Gatineau.

 

 

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