Dairyu Michael Wenger | |
Dharma Name: | Dairyu |
Birth Date: | 1947 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, NY |
Nationality: | American |
Religion: | Zen Buddhism |
School: | Sōtō |
Lineage: | Shunryu Suzuki |
Guiding Teacher | |
Location: | Dragons Leap Meditation Center |
Education: | The New School, M.A. |
Occupation: | Zen Teacher, Brush Artist |
Predecessor: | Sojun Mel Weitsman |
Students: | Steven Tierney Tim Wicks Rachel Flynn Richard Urban Kogan Sheldon Steven Davidowitz |
Successor: | Darlene Cohen Mark Lancaster Rosalie Curtis Marc Lesser Shika Bernd Bender Inryu Bobbi Ponce-Barger |
Spouse: | Barbara Wenger |
Dairyu Michael Wenger is a Sōtō Zen priest and current guiding teacher of Dragons Leap Meditation Center in San Francisco. Prior to establishing Dragons Leap in 2012, Wenger served as Dean of Buddhist Studies at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) in San Francisco, California[1] —where he has been a member since 1972. A Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman,[2] Wenger is also a former president of the SFZC where he continues to serve on the Elders Council.[3] He received his M.A. from The New School in New York, New York.[4]