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| John Tarrant Roshi (1949 - ) |
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 John Tarrant is the founder and director of the Pacific Zen Institute. He great up in Australia raised on minimal means, Tarrant found his passions to be literature and religion. While in college, he discovered Buddhism. He eventually moved to America and studied under the famous Robert Aitken. Eventually becoming his dharma heir. Later he moved to California and when back to school to complete his PhD in Psychology. Today he lives and works at the Pacific Zen Institute he is also a successful author. He has published many books on Buddhism as well as poetry. |
Date of Birth: 02 Jan, 1949
Location: United States
State: California
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Summary
John Tarrant was born in 1949 in Australia. He was raised in rural Tasmania, Australia. His parents wanted him to have a bare minimum upbringing. No electricity, no indoor plumbing, just focussing on surviving off the land. His earliest influences included the Catholic Church and particularly the Latin Mass, Australian Aboriginal culture, and a passion for English literature, especially poetry.[1] He attended the Australian National University on scholarship. The school is considered to be the best in Australia. He earned a dual degree in Human Sciences and English Literature. He had many jobs after college, until he was introduced into the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. Tarrant soon found Zen Buddhism and found that more towards his liking. He moved to Hawaii and studied under Robert Baker Aitken, eventually becoming his Dharma successor. He decided to go back to school, so he moved to California and got his PhD in Psychology from the Saybrook Institute. He then established the famed California Diamond Sangha, which became the Pacific Zen Institute. He has become a successful author and poet and also teaches at Duke University Medical School in North Carolina.
References:
1. Boundless Way Zen - http://www.boundlesswayzen.org/teishos/tarrantteisho/jif-tarrant-intro.html
Related Links:
www.pacificzen.org/pages/teachers.htm
www.trumbore-media.org/ford-inka.html
www.boundlesswayzen.org/teishos/tarrantteisho/jif-tarrant-intro.html
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