1929 - 2021
Mel Weitsman American
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| First Name |
Mel
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| Last Name |
Weitsman
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1928
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| Birthplace |
Southern California
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| Died |
7th January, 2021
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| Nationality |
American
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Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman (1929 – January 7, 2021), born Mel Weitsman, was the founder, abbot and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center located in Berkeley, California. Weitsman was a Soto Zen roshi practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, having received Dharma transmission in 1984 from Suzuki's son Hoitsu. He was also a former 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.
