) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁T ass aj ara ▁Z en ▁Mountain ▁Center . ▁Peter ▁and ▁Jane ▁also ▁assist ed ▁in ▁trans cription ▁of ▁his ▁d har ma ▁tal ks ▁for ▁later ▁publishing . ▁Following ▁Su zu ki - ro sh i ' s ▁death , ▁they ▁accepted ▁scholar ships ▁from ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Z en ▁Center ▁to ▁study ▁Buddh ism ▁in ▁Japan . ▁They ▁lived ▁and ▁studied ▁in ▁Japan ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁They ▁founded ▁the ▁Begin ner ' s ▁Mind ▁Z en ▁Center ▁( origin ally ▁the ▁North ridge ▁Z en ▁Center ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Schne ider ▁first ▁studied ▁with ▁Sh un ry u ▁Su zu ki - ro sh i ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁director ▁of ▁T ass aj ara ▁Z en ▁Mountain ▁Center , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Z en ▁Center . ▁Peter ▁received ▁priest ▁ord ination ▁from ▁Su zu ki - ro sh i ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁received ▁d har ma ▁transmission ▁from ▁So j un ▁Mel ▁We its man - ro sh i ▁of ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Z en ▁Center . ▁Peter ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Z en ▁Te acher ' s ▁Association . ▁ ▁Jane ▁Schne ider ▁studied ▁with ▁Sh un ry u