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Zenkei Blanche Hartman ( née Gelders; 1926 – May 13, 2016) was a Soto Zen teacher practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. From 1996 to 2002 she served two terms as co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She was the first woman to assume such a leadership position at the center. A member of the American Zen Teachers Association ...
May 13, 2016 · Zenkei Blanche Hartman (1926-2016) was a Soto Zen teacher practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. From 1996 to 2002, she served two terms as co-abbess of San Francisco Zen Center. A member of the American Zen Teachers Association, Hartman was especially known for her expertise in the ancient ritual of sewing a kesa.
Zenkei Blanche Hartman (1926-2016) was a Senior Dharma Teacher and the first woman Abbot of San Francisco Zen Center.
Zenkei Blanche Hartman was a Soto Zen teacher practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. From 1996 to 2002 she served two terms as co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She was the first woman to assume such a leadership position at the center. A member of the American Zen Teachers Association, Blanche was especially known for her expertise in the ancient ritual of sewing a kesa. Hartman became known for her attention to issues faced by women; she and her late husband Lou Hartman had ...
Compiled by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel. Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is greatly revered, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has lived and taught for many years. This ...
May 1, 2003 · To live the life of a vow, says the late Zen teacher Blanche Hartman, is to be at home right here in this body. In our Soto Zen tradition we have a ceremony called tokudo in Japanese—”entering the Way,” or “attaining the Way.”. The opening line of the invocation is, “In faith that we are Buddha, we enter Buddha’s Way.”.
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May 25, 2016 · Blanche Hartman, former San Francisco Zen Center abbess, dies. To her countless students, Blanche Hartman ’s true name was “Spring Full Moon, Inconceivable Joy.”. That was the name she was ...
