Paul Haller Explained
Ryushin Paul Haller, a Soto Zen roshi, is a former abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center—a position he held from 2003 until February 2012.[1] Leaving his homeland of Belfast in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, Haller spent time in Russia, Afghanistan and Japan. He then went to Thailand for two years where he was ordained as a Buddhist monk. Coming to California in 1974, he entered Tassajara Zen Mountain Center and was later ordained as a priest by Zentatsu Richard Baker in 1980. He received shiho from Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1993, giving him authority to teach.[2] [3] [4] Since 2000 Haller has also been the teacher of Black Mountain Zen Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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References
- Web site: SFZC Lineage. 13 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20101014203159/http://sfzc.org/zc/display.asp?catid=1%2C5&pageid=426. 14 October 2010. dead.
- Web site: Clarke. Liam. Belfast turns to Zen healing. The Sunday Times. 2002-11-03. https://archive.today/20130505124020/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/newspapers/sunday_times/ireland/article820825.ece. dead. 2013-05-05. 2008-01-25.
- Book: Ford, James Ishmael. James Ishmael Ford. Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. 2006. 0-86171-509-8. registration.
- Web site: SFZC. Ryushin Paul Haller. San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC). 2008-01-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101128162650/http://sfzc.org/zc/display.asp?catid=2,6,126&pageid=101. 2010-11-28.
- Web site: SFZC. Ryushin Paul Haller. San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC). 2010-04-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129000836/http://sfzc.org/zc/display.asp?catid=1,175&pageid=2226. 2010-11-29.
- Web site: Japan Times. Zen Monk helps bring peace in N. Ireland. Japan Times. 2010-04-21.
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Notes and References
- SFZC Lineage
- Ford, 130
- Clarke
- SFZC
