Alan Senauke
Hozan Alan Senauke (December 13, 1947 – December 22, 2024) was an American
Sōtō priest,
folk musician and poet residing at the
Berkeley Zen Center (BZC) in
Berkeley, California, where he served as Abbot. He was an executive director of the
Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), holding that position from 1991 to 2001. Alan also was a founder of Think Sangha, a group of writers and intellectuals that are affiliated with the BPF and the
International Network of Engaged Buddhists. Think Sangha is a group of individuals who meet together to identify some of the most pressing
social issues that they feel engaged Buddhists should be addressing. Senauke, who was born to a secular Jewish family in
Brooklyn, New York, arrived in the
San Francisco Bay area in 1968 and soon started sitting at the
Berkeley Zen Center. Along with his Dharma sister
Maylie Scott, Senauke received
Dharma transmission from his teacher Sojun
Mel Weitsman in 1998 during a ceremony at
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
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