Taigen Dan Leighton | |
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| Personal | |
| Religion | Sōtō |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University, B.A. California Institute of Integral Studies, M.A. Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Ph.D. |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Kando Nakajima Reb Anderson Blanche Hartman |
| Based in | Ancient Dragon Zen Gate Loyola University Chicago Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| Predecessor | Reb Anderson |
| Successor | Nyozan Eric Shutt, Eishin Nancy Easton |
| Website | ancientdragon.org/taigen_dan_leigton |
Taigen Dan Leighton (born 1950, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA) is a Sōtō priest and teacher, academic,[1] and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryū Suzuki and is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois. Leighton is also an authorized teacher in the Japanese Sōtō School (kyōshi).[2]
- ^ Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. pp. 130. ISBN 0861715098. OCLC 70174891.
- ^ Leighton, Taigen Dan (2005–2013). "Taigen Dan Leighton Full Biography". Ancient Dragon Zen Gate. Retrieved 12 February 2013.