Finally, after much research and deliberation, here is my humble attempt at a list of '20 Great Living Women Buddhist Teachers in America' (in alphabetical order):
- Tsultrim Allione - Tibetan
- Dale Asrael - Tibetan
- Jan Chozen Bays - Zen
- Pema Chodron - Tibetan
- Thubten Chodron - Tibetan
- Ruth Denison - Theravada
- Christina Feldman - Theravada
- Joan Halifax Roshi - Zen
- Blanche Hartman - Zen
- Anne C. Klein - Tibetan
- Narayan Liebenson Grady - Theravada
- Judith Lief- Tibetan
- Kamala Masters - Theravada
- Michele McDonald - Theravada
- Ayya Medhanandi- Theravada
- Lama Palden - Tibetan
- Yvonne Rand - Zen
- Khandro Rinpoche - Tibetan
- Sharon Salzberg - Theravada
- Judith Simmer-Brown - Tibetan
Such a list can never be complete, nor perfect. I expect you will come up with more names and will volunteer them in comments section.
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I'm a very, very big fan of Blanche Hartman's Dharma Talks over at Audio Dharma: http://www.audiodharma.org/teacher/73
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Thank you Wes. Yes, Blanche is great. I heard her give a talk live at IMC, and I found her very inspiring. A 'grande dame' of Zen, with a great sense of humor . . .
ReplyDeleteBelow, is comment Barry Briggs left on my Facebook page:
ReplyDeleteHi Marguerite. For some reason, I can't use the comment form on your
blog so I'll leave a comment here. First, thank you for posting on
great women Buddhist teachers. These women represent a remarkable
"pivot point" in the history of Buddhism. Second, I thought you might
like to include Zen Master Soeng Hyang (Barbara Rhodes) who is the
School Zen Master for the Kwan Um School of Zen. In this role, she has
oversight responsibility for the 12 other Zen masters in the school,
as well as for the many other teachers in this tradition. I'm not
aware of any other Western woman who has taken on responsibility at
this level. And - most important - she's a remarkable teacher. Thanks
again! Barry
Soeng Hyang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.facebook.com/l/bdc26uMvTBZJJ23dqD6ojSw2Ujw;en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soeng_Hyang
Soeng Hyang Soen Sa Nim (born April 15, 1948) is a Zen Master and the
Guiding Teacher of the international Kwan Um School of Zen, and
successor to the late Seung Sahn Soen Sa Nim.
I find Joko Beck to be a wonderful, clear Zen teacher as is Tenzin Palmo in the Tibetan tradition.
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