Alan Senauke

Hozan Alan Senauke
Senauke in 2008
Title	Priest Vice Abbot (BZS)
Personal life
Born	(1947-12-13)December 13, 1947 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 22, 2024(2024-12-22) (aged 77) Berkeley, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Spouse	Laurie Senauke, Nancy Werner
Children	Silvie Alexander
Education	Columbia University
Religious life
Religion	Buddhism
School	Sōtō
Senior posting
Teacher	Mel Weitsman
Based in	Berkeley Zen Center Buddhist Peace Fellowship
Website	www.berkeleyzencenter.org

Hozan Alan Senauke (December 13, 1947 – December 22, 2024) was an American Sōtō priest, folk musician^[1] and poet residing at the Berkeley Zen Center (BZC) in Berkeley, California, where he served as Abbot. He was an executive director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), holding that position from 1991 to 2001. Alan also was a founder of Think Sangha, a group of writers and intellectuals that are affiliated with the BPF and the International Network of Engaged Buddhists. Think Sangha is a group of individuals who meet together to identify some of the most pressing social issues that they feel engaged Buddhists should be addressing. Senauke, who was born to a secular Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, arrived in the San Francisco Bay area in 1968 and soon started sitting at the Berkeley Zen Center. Along with his Dharma sister Maylie Scott, Senauke received Dharma transmission from his teacher Sojun Mel Weitsman in 1998 during a ceremony at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.