The Atlanta Soto Zen Center (ASZC) is a
Soto Zen practice center founded in 1977 by Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston-
sensei, a dharma heir of the late
Soyu Matsuoka and guiding teacher of the Mokurai Silent Thunder Order. Rev. Elliston has also received transmission in the Uchiyama lineage through Shohaku Okumura, roshi. The Atlanta Soto Zen Center is recognized by the
Soto Zen Buddhist Association
The Soto Zen Buddhist Association was formed in 1996 by American and Japanese Zen teachers in response to a perceived need to draw the various autonomous lineages of the North American Sōtō stream of Zen together for mutual support as well as ...
and serves as the main training center for the order which has affiliate centers throughout the United States and Canada.
See also
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Buddhism in the United States
The term American Buddhism can be used to describe all Buddhist groups within the United States, including Asian Americans, Asian-American Buddhists born into the faith, who comprise the largest percentage of Buddhists in the country.
American Budd ...
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Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
References
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Organizations based in Atlanta
Buddhism in Georgia (U.S. state)
Zen centers in the United States