Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A Zen teacher is a person ordained in the tradition of Zen Buddhism to teach the Dharma, guide students of meditation and perform rituals. Their honorific titles include Roshi, Sensei and Sunim. Most of them who are well-known are known because of their published writings. The term Zen master is often used to denote these teachers. However, it is less commonly used for contemporary teachers. This may be because Westerners learn the basic terms of Zen from their teachers, most of whom are reluctant to proclaim themselves "Masters." Table of contents 1 Historical teachers in the Zen lineage 2 Modern Asian teachers 3 Western women teachers 4 Western men teachers 5 Important lay practitioners Historical teachers in the Zen lineage In somewhat chronological order: Gautama Buddha, also known as the Buddha, Siddhartha, or Shakyamuni. Kashyapa Bodhidharma Hui-neng Joshu Lin-chi Dogen Zenji Modern Asian teachers Dainin Katagiri Taizan Maezumi Thich Nhat Hanh Seung Sahn Sheng Yen D. T. Suzuki Shunryu Suzuki Western women teachers Jan Chozen Bays Charlotte Joko Beck Joan Halifax Sandra Jishu Holmes Cheri Huber Jiyun Kennett Geri Larkin Barbara Rhodes Maurine Stewart Western men teachers Robert Aitken Tenshin Reb Anderson Richard Baker Roshi Stephen Batchelor Ezra Bayda Nonin Chowaney Bernard Glassman John Daido Loori Barry Magid Important lay practitioners These people have not been ordained or given transmission, but their writing has influenced the perception of Zen in America. David Chadwick Natalie Goldberg Jack Kerouac Dinty W. Moore Jean Smith Alan Watts This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.