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Mel Weitsman

Mel Weitsman
Sojun Mel Weitsman wielding a hossu.
TitleAbbot
Personal life
Born
Mel Weitsman

(1929-07-20)July 20, 1929
DiedJanuary 7, 2021(2021-01-07) (aged 91)
NationalityAmerican
Religious life
ReligionZen Buddhism
SchoolSōtō
LineageShunryū Suzuki
Senior posting
TeacherShunryū Suzuki
Based inBerkeley Zen Center
PredecessorHoitsu Suzuki
Successor

Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman (July 20, 1929 – January 7, 2021), born Mel Weitsman, was an American Buddhist who was the founder, abbot and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center located in Berkeley, California. Weitsman was a Sōtō Zen roshi practicing in the lineage of Shunryū Suzuki, having received Dharma transmission in 1984 from Suzuki's son Hoitsu. He was also a co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, where he served from 1988 to 1997. Weitsman was also editor of the book Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai, based on talks given by Suzuki on the Sandokai.


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