A Trace of Mahapajapati: The Elements of Dharma Transmission Woman to Woman.

About this event:

Many stories of transmission are usually centered on male teachers transmitting the dharma to male students. This presentation will share the elements of Dharma Transmission between female teachers and female students. The depth and uniqueness of relationships between female teachers and female students deserve recognition and acknowledgment. Gender matters. Specifically, Zenju Osho will share her personal experience of being transmitted by the renowned Zenkei Blanche Hartman, the first woman Abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She will also speak to the power of cross-cultural aspects of being a student of color with a teacher who was white and Jewish. What can we teach the world from having such unique relationships on the path of dharma?

Location and schedule:

The event is online-only via Zoom.

Sunday, June 30, 2024
2:00 pm- 3:30 pm Eastern Time (Click here for a time converter.)

Fees:

The Soto Zen Buddhist Association relies on the generosity of its supporters to offer programming.  All fees offered through registration will be shared with speakers and panelists. We suggest a sliding scale registration fee of $10-15 for online participation. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

About the speaker:

Osho Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, Ph.D., born to parents who migrated from rural Louisiana at the start of WWII, is an author, poet, and ordained Soto Zen priest in the Shunryu Suzuki Roshi lineage. She is the compiler and editor of her teacher’s talks found in Seeds for A Boundless Life by Zenkei Blanche Hartman. The essence of Osho’s transmissions come together in her her books, Opening to Darkness, The Shamanic Bones of Zen, The Deepest Peace, Sanctuary: A Meditation on Home, Homelessness, and Belonging, The Way of Tenderness: Awakening Through Race, Sexuality, and Gender (print and audio). She is contributing author to many anthologies including Dharma, Color, Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism, Hidden Lamp: Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women. She is a native California living in New Mexico. More at zenju.org.