Gyokuko Carlson
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| Title | Roshi |
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| Born | Andrea Gass |
| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
| Spouse | Kyogen Carlson (1982–2014, his death) |
| School | Sōtō |
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| Based in | Dharma Rain Zen Center |
| Predecessor | Jiyu Kennett |
| Successor | Kakumyo Lowe-Charde |
| Website | www.Dharma-Rain.Org |
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Gyokuko Carlson (born Andrea Gass) is a Soto Zen roshi. She was co-founder and abbess of Dharma Rain Zen Center in Portland, Oregon, United States, until her retirement in 2019.[1]
Biography
[edit]She was formerly the co-abbot along with her husband, the late Kyogen Carlson. Carlson and her husband practiced at Shasta Abbey when Jiyu Kennett was the abbess (and from whom she received Dharma transmission), leaving to found their own center in 1986[2] when celibacy became a requirement at Shasta Abbey.[3] She has been a practitioner of Zen Buddhism for more than thirty years, and is a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.[3][4]
Gyokuko and Kyogen Carlson have come to be known as the major non-Order of Buddhist Contemplatives line in succession to Jiyu Kennett;[3] their Zen center has become the largest Zen congregation in Oregon.[5] Carlson's main teaching emphasis is the implementation of spiritual practice into daily life.[4] Her family religious education program was developed from Unitarian Universalist practices, transformed by Buddhist principles.[6] It is the largest Buddhist child education program in Oregon, and one of the largest and oldest in the United States.[5]
Her dharma successor is Kakumyo Lowe-Charde who was ordained in 2002 and became Abbot of Dharma Rain Zen Center upon Gyokuko’s retirement. Her lineage also includes Domyo Burk.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History of Dharma Rain". Dharma Rain Zen Center | Portland OR. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Dharma Rain". www.dharma-rain.org. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ a b c Ford, James; Barry Magid (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Boston: Wisdom Publications. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-86171-509-1.
- ^ a b Boucher, Sandy (1998). Opening the Lotus: A Woman's Guide to Buddhism. Boston: Beacon Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-8070-7309-4.
- ^ a b "Fact sheets". www.dharma-rain.org. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "An interview with Rev. James Ishmael Ford (Zeno Myoun, Roshi)". Buddhist Channel. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
- ^ "Our Teachers and Lineage". Dharma Rain Zen Center | Portland OR. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
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