Loori, J.
Full Name[edit]
John Daido Loori
Affiliation[edit]
Predecessor: Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
Successor: Bonnie Myotai Treace
Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Konrad Ryushin Marchaj
Mountains and Rivers Order part of White Plum Asanga
John Daido Loori was the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery and the founder of the Mountains And River Order. A Dharma heir to Taizan Maezumi, he was trained in the rigorous school of koan Zen and in the subtle teachings of Master Dogen.
Homepage: http://www.johndaidoloori.org/
Other Information[edit]
Obituary: October 9, 2009
Wikipedia article:
John Daido Loori (June 14, 1931 – October 9, 2009) was a Zen Buddhist priest who served as the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery, and was the founder of the Mountains and Rivers Order, and CEO of Dharma Communications. Daido Loori received shiho (or, dharma transmission) from Taizan Maezumi in 1986 and also received a dendokyoshi certificate formally from the Soto school of Japan in 1994. In 1997, he received dharma transmission in the Harada-Yasutani and Inzan lineages of Rinzai Zen as well. In 1996 he gave Dharma transmission to his student Bonnie Myotai Treace, in 1997 to Geoffrey Shugen Arnold and in 2009 to Konrad Ryushin Marchaj. In addition to his role as a Zen Buddhist priest, Loori was also an exhibited photographer and authored more than twenty books.
In October 2009, he stepped down as abbot citing health issues. Days later, Zen Mountain Monastery announced that his death was imminent. On October 09, 2009 at 7:30 a.m. he died of lung cancer in Mount Tremper, New York.
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Publications[edit]
Translated Editions[edit]
- Das Zen der Kreativitat (German ed.) – 2006 Theseus Verlag, Berlin 3-89620-287-1
- Celebrer la Vie au Quotidien (French ed.): 2003 BDLYS Ed. 2-914395-20-5
- La Recontre de la Realite (French ed.) by BDLYS Ed. 2-914395-21-3
- El Punto de Quietud (Spanish ed.): 2001 Mandala Ed. 84-95052-69-5
- Hat ein Hund Buddha-Natur? (German ed.): 1996 Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH 9-783596-130191
Filmography[edit]
- The Still Point: Introduction to Zen Meditation
- Entering the Mountain Gate: Essentials of Zen
- Oryoki: Formal Monastery Meal
- The Heart of Being: Zen Buddhist Precepts
- Mountain Light Video Library: A Collection of 27 Dharma Discourses
- One Bright Pearl: Dharma Combat
- Enlarging the Universe: Creative Expression
- Fire Keeper: Student Mind
- The Art of Seeing
- The Great Earth's Edict: Zen and Environmentalism
Recent Photography Exhibitions[edit]
- "The Tao of Water", Jan. 18 - Mar. 22, 2008 Gallery at 910, Denver, CO
- "Jinzu", April 19 - June 6, 2007 Gallery at 910, Denver, CO
- "Jinzu", Sept. 8 - Dec. 31, 2006 Buffalo Big Print, Buffalo, New York
Books[edit]
- The Way of Mountains and Rivers
- The Zen Art Box with Stephen Addiss
- Hearing with the Eye: Teachings of the Insentient
- The Zen of Creativity : Cultivating Your Artistic Life
- The Eight Gates of Zen : A Program of Zen Training
- Sitting with Koans : Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Koan Study with Tom Kirshner.
- The True Dharma Eye : Zen Master Dogen's Three Hundred Koans with Kazuaki Tanahashi (Translator).
- The Heart of Being: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen Buddhism
- The Art of Just Sitting, Second Edition : Essential Writings on the Zen Practice of Shikantaza
- Celebrating Everyday Life: Zen Home Liturgy
- Making Love with Light, a book of nature photography.
- Riding the Ox Home : Stages on the Path of Enlightenment
- The Still Point: A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation
- Cave Of Tigers : Modern Zen Encounters
- Invoking Reality: Moral and Ethical Teachings of Zen
- Path of Enlightenment: Stages in a Spiritual Journey
- Two Arrows Meeting in Mid-Air: The Zen Koan
- Mountain Record of Zen Talks
- Teachings of the Insentient: Zen and the Environment