Sevan Ross
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| Title | Priest |
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| Born | 1951 |
| Occupation | Abbot |
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| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
| School | Sōtō and Rinzai |
| Lineage | Harada–Yasutani |
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| Based in | Chicago Zen Center |
| Successor | Yusan Graham |
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Sevan Ross (born 1951) is a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher with training backgrounds in both the Sōtō and Rinzai traditions in the Harada-Yasutani lineage.[1] He is the former abbot and spiritual director of the Chicago Zen Center in Evanston, IL.[2]
Ross was sanctioned as a Zen teacher by Bodhin Kjolhede, who was dharma successor of Philip Kapleau.[3] Ross additionally trained with Toni Packer and James Ford in the lineage of Robert Aitkin. In 2007, he was given dharma transmission by Ford Roshi, who himself holds dharma transmission in both the Aitkin lineage and Jiyu Kennett (Sōtō) lineage.[4]
Ross is an advocate of vegetarianism.[4]
His successor as abbot of Chicago Zen Center was Yusan Graham.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen master who? a guide to the people and stories of Zen. Boston: Wisdom Publications. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-86171-509-1.
- ^ "Sevan Ross, Lecturer in World Religions". Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Marcia Z. (2013). Come and Sit. ISBN 9781594735318.
- ^ a b "Sensei Sevan Ross (1951 - )". www.shabkar.org. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- ^ "Our Lineage". Chicagozencenter. Retrieved 2024-11-27.