The White Plum Zen Sangha UK

The White Plum Sangha UK supports teachers within the lineage of the late Taizan Maezumi Roshi (1931-1995).
Founder of the White Plum Asangha and Dharma holder in both the Soto and Rinzai Zen traditions.

For more information and a list of Dharma successors in the White Plumb Lineage please visit www.whiteplum.org

The following four teachers or their successors or their representatives offer Zen training, retreats and courses in the UK,Europe and USA. For more information about each listings of events at their own centres please visit their individual websites (See Links Page) .
For the latest news on retreats, courses and Zen sitting groups in the UK, please see Retreats & Courses Page.

Genpo Merzel Roshi

Zen Master Genpo Merzel Roshi (1944), second Dharma successor to Tarzen Maezumi Roshi, is the abbot of Kanzeon Zen Centre, Salt Lake City, Head of The White Plum Asanga, founder of Kanzeon International and creator of the very successful "Big Mind" process. He is represented in the UK by the Zen Practice Trust. Genpo Roshi has given Shihto Transmission to six successors. Catherine Genno Pages Sensei and Anton Tenkai Coppens Sensei have connections with Uk Sangha.

Catherine Genno Pages Sensei

Catherine Genno Pages, a French teacher is based in Paris where she has founded the Dana, Zen Buddist Community.

Anton Tenkai Coppens Sensei

Anton Tenkai Coppens, a dutch teacher is abbot and founder of Zen River, a Zen training temle situated in Uithuizen,
Netherlands. Tenkai Sesei leads a week long Zen retreat in the UK, once a year

Charles Tenshin Fletcher Sensei

Born in Manchester, England, Charles Tenshin Fletcher is abbot of Zen Mountain Centre California. He moved to the USA in 1979 to train with Taizan Maezum Roshi. He received Shihto transmission from Maezumi Roshi in 1994.
Tenshin Sensei leads a week long retreat in the UK once a year.

UK Based Dharma Holders

Genpo Roshi has given Hoshi (Dharma holder with permission to teach under his guidance) to two UK practitioners

David Shoji Scott

David Shoji Scott, Author, Restaurateur and Senior Martial Arts Instructor. For more details and books see(Uechi Ryu Web Site) .
David Scott is a lay practitioner based in Liverpool. email David Scott. Liverpool Zen Group website is in the process of being set up.

George Jisho Robertson

George Jisho Robertson is a Zen monk based in Salt Lake City and London. email George Robertson