Michael Wenger

Dairyu Michael Wenger
TitleGuiding Teacher
Personal
Born1947
Brooklyn, NY
ReligionZen Buddhism
NationalityAmerican
SpouseBarbara Wenger
SchoolSōtō
LineageShunryu Suzuki
EducationThe New School, M.A.
Dharma namesDairyu
OccupationZen Teacher, Brush Artist
Senior posting
Based inDragons Leap Meditation Center
PredecessorSojun Mel Weitsman
SuccessorDarlene Cohen
Mark Lancaster
Rosalie Curtis
Marc Lesser
Shika Bernd Bender
Inryu Bobbi Ponce-Barger
Students
  • Steven Tierney
    Tim Wicks
    Rachel Flynn
    Richard Urban
    Kogan Sheldon
    Steven Davidowitz
Websitewww.dragonsleap.com

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]

  1. ^ Gach, Gary (2001). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism. pp. xvi.
  2. ^ "Practice Leaders: Dairyu Michael Wenger". San Francisco Zen Center.
  3. ^ Lattin, Don (2004). Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives. pp. 75. ISBN 978-0-06-073063-5.
  4. ^ Birgel, Franz; Phillips, Klaus; Gollub, Christian-Albrecht (2004). Straight Through the Heart: Doris Dörrie, German Filmmaker and Author. p. 324.