George Bowman (Zen master)

George Bowman, or Bo Mun Soen sa Nim, is a Zen master and licensed psychotherapist living at Furnace Mountain in Clay City, Kentucky (he does not teach there). He received Dharma transmission from Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim in 1992, and is a former teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen. He was a founding member of the Providence Zen Center in 1972 and also did koan study with Joshu Sasaki from 1977 to 2003. Furnace Mountain is run by Dae Gak Soen Sa Nim—another former Kwan Um line teacher. He was a resident teacher at the Cambridge Buddhist Association from 1991 to 1999, and in 1994 became a guiding teacher of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Today he travels to Boston, Massachusetts most months to lead a "floating zendo" named the Single Flower Sangha. Bowman has given inka to his student David Dayan Rynick, who was the first individual to be acknowledged as a teacher outside of the Kwan Um lineage.[1][2][3][4]

Bo Mun
TitleSoen Sa Nim
Psychotherapist
Personal
Born
George Bowman

United States
ReligionZen Buddhism
Dharma namesBo Mun
Senior posting
PredecessorSeung Sahn
WebsiteSingle Flower Sangha

See also

Notes
  1. Ash
  2. Ford, 106
  3. Prebish, 34, 156
  4. Hoffman, 49

References
  • Ash, Peter. "Guiding Teacher Zen Master Bomun (George Bowman)". Single Flower Sangha. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
  • Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-509-8.
  • Hoffman, Chris (2000). The Hoop & the Tree: A Compass for Finding a Deeper Relationship With All Life. Council Oak Books. ISBN 1-57178-098-X.
  • Morreale, Don. The Complete Guide to Buddhist America. Shambhala Publications. pp. 158. ISBN 1-57062-270-1.
  • Prebish, Charles S. (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21697-0.
  • "History and Lineage of the Worcester Zen Community". Archived from the original on 6 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2008.

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