Our beloved abbot: Rev. Taihaku Nishiren Priest

 Dear Sangha and Friends,

It is with great sadness that I report that our dearly beloved teacher and abbot, Rev. Taihaku, passed away early in the morning, May 24th, unexpectedly in the night of a heart attack. 

She often said that death is like “jumping into a ginger ale pool” – her joyful effervescence extending even beyond this life.  

Final arrangements are being determined in conjunction with her family and the Soto Zen Order. 

May we together support her vision for Shao Shan Temple to be a flowering of the Dharma for the next 700 years.

With immense gratitude for her life, teachings, and founding of Shao Shan Temple,

In the Dharma,

Kenzan