Roshi Susan Myoyu Andersen
Andersen, S.
| PersonType | Category:Ordained (Monks and Nuns) Category:Western Buddhist Teachers Category:Zen Buddhist Teachers |
|---|---|
| FirstName / namefirst | Susan |
| LastName / namelast | Andersen |
| MainNamePhon | Roshi Susan Myoyu Andersen |
| SortName | Andersen, Susan |
| bio | Rev. Susan Myoyu Andersen, Roshi, the spiritual director and resident teacher of Great Plains Zen Center studied for over twenty years with Taizan Maezumi Roshi at the Zen Center of Los Angeles. In 1978, she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and in 1994 Maezumi Roshi gave her Shiho (Dharma transmission), authorizing her to become a Zen teacher. She later received inka from Genpo Merzel Roshi.
Myoyu Roshi is a mother and grandmother. She studied music and was active as a composer for a number of years. Myoyu Roshi worked for many years as an occupational therapist in the school system, serving differently-abled children and adults in various settings. She is active in her community with organizations that serve groups of people who are underrepresented. She is learning and introducing regenerative agriculture practices in the Great Plains Zen Center gardens and grounds in Monroe, Wisconsin. |
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