John Dennis Govert. Brad Warner is a Soto priest appointed by Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He is not a traditional Zen teacher, but is influential via his blogs on Zen. Rinzai Rinzai gained prominence in the West via D.T. Suzuki and the lineage of Soen Nakagawa and his student Eido Shimano. Soen Nakagawa had personal ties to Yamada Koun, the dharma heir of Hakuun Yasutani, who founded the Sanbo Kyodan. They established Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-ji in New York. In Europe there is Havredal Zendo established by a Dharma Heir of Eido Shimano, Egmund Sommer (Denko Mortensen). Some of the more prominent Rinzai Zen centers in North America include Rinzai-ji founded by Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi in California, Chozen-ji founded by Omori Sogen Roshi in Hawaii, Daiyuzenji founded by Dogen Hosokawa Roshi (a student of Omori Sogen Roshi) in Chicago, Illinois, and Chobo-Ji founded by Genki Takabayshi Roshi in Seattle, Washington. United Kingdom The lineage of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi is represented in the UK by the White Plum Sangha UK. Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey was founded as a sister monastery to Shasta Abbey in California by Master Reverend Jiyu Kennett Roshi. It has a number of dispersed priories and centres. Jiyu Kennett, an Englishwoman, was ordained as a priest and Zen master in Shoji-ji, one of the two main Soto Zen temples in Japan. The Order is called the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. There are several affiliated temples across the UK, including the Norwich Zen Buddhist Priory. Taisen Deshimaru Roshi's lineage is known in the UK as IZAUK (International Zen Association UK). The Zen Centre in London is connected to the Buddhist Society. Zenways is a Rinzai school organisation in South London. It is led by Daizan Roshi a British teacher who received Dharma transmission from Shinzan Miyamae Roshi. The Western Chan Fellowship is an association of lay Chán practitioners based in the UK. They are registered as a charity in England and Wales, but also have contacts in Europe, principally in Norway, Poland, Germany, Croatia, Switzerland and the US. See also Buddhism Outline of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism List of Buddhists Buddhism in Japan Buddhist modernism Chinese Chán Notes References Sources Printed sources Web-sources Further reading Modern classics Paul Reps & Nyogen Senzaki, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Philip Kapleau, The Three Pillars of Zen Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Classic historiography Dumoulin, Heinrich (2005), Zen Buddhism: A History.