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Shimano has been the subject of allegations of sexual and financial improprieties.<ref name="isbn0-520-21301-7"/><ref name="isbn0-313-32491-3">{{cite book |author=Morgan, Diane |title=The Buddhist experience in America |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, Conn |year=2004 |page= 187 |isbn=0-313-32491-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Tworkov pp. 190-1</ref> In 1964, while living in Hawaii with Robert Aitken, there were allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, which led to a rift with Aitken.<ref name="isbn0-941532-57-7">{{cite book |author=Smith, Huston; Harry Oldmeadow |title=Journeys east: 20th century Western encounters with Eastern religious traditions |publisher=World Wisdom |location=Bloomington, Ind |year=2004 |pages= 298-99|isbn=0-941532-57-7 |oclc= |doi= |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=vC1qAj6RbRQC&pg=PA299}}</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 189</ref> In New York, in 1975, 1979 and 1982 Shimano was accused of sexually exploiting emotionally vulnerable female students, as well as financial mismanagement; he denied the allegations.<ref>{{cite book |author=Connie, PhD. Dawson; Zweig, Connie |title=The Holy Longing: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning |publisher=Jeremy P. Tarcher |location=New York |year=2003 |page = 144 |isbn=1-58542-204-5 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 190-91</ref> The accusations caused controversy and led to the departure of students and monks from the Zen Studies Society.<ref name="isbn0-520-21301-7">{{cite book |author=Tanaka, Kenneth Ken'ichi; Prebish, Charles S. |title=The faces of Buddhism in America |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |year=1998 |pages= 239|isbn=0-520-21301-7 |oclc= |url= http://books.google.ca/books?id=t6Y3D4sZ8gQC&pg=PA239 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Wilson, 58</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 189-90</ref> |
Shimano has been the subject of allegations of sexual and financial improprieties.<ref name="isbn0-520-21301-7"/><ref name="isbn0-313-32491-3">{{cite book |author=Morgan, Diane |title=The Buddhist experience in America |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, Conn |year=2004 |page= 187 |isbn=0-313-32491-3 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Tworkov pp. 190-1</ref> In 1964, while living in Hawaii with Robert Aitken, there were allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, which led to a rift with Aitken.<ref name="isbn0-941532-57-7">{{cite book |author=Smith, Huston; Harry Oldmeadow |title=Journeys east: 20th century Western encounters with Eastern religious traditions |publisher=World Wisdom |location=Bloomington, Ind |year=2004 |pages= 298-99|isbn=0-941532-57-7 |oclc= |doi= |url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=vC1qAj6RbRQC&pg=PA299}}</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 189</ref> In New York, in 1975, 1979 and 1982 Shimano was accused of sexually exploiting emotionally vulnerable female students, as well as financial mismanagement; he denied the allegations.<ref>{{cite book |author=Connie, PhD. Dawson; Zweig, Connie |title=The Holy Longing: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning |publisher=Jeremy P. Tarcher |location=New York |year=2003 |page = 144 |isbn=1-58542-204-5 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 190-91</ref> The accusations caused controversy and led to the departure of students and monks from the Zen Studies Society.<ref name="isbn0-520-21301-7">{{cite book |author=Tanaka, Kenneth Ken'ichi; Prebish, Charles S. |title=The faces of Buddhism in America |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |year=1998 |pages= 239|isbn=0-520-21301-7 |oclc= |url= http://books.google.ca/books?id=t6Y3D4sZ8gQC&pg=PA239 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>Wilson, 58</ref><ref>Tworkov p. 189-90</ref> |
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In May, 2010, Robert Aitken wrote an open letter to Shimano requesting he comment on allegations of sexual misconduct spanning "more than 40 years." Tricycle Magazine reported on the letter, and asked Zen Studies Society for a response.<ref>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/?p=2061#comment-182134</ref> The Society then issued a statement that due to unspecified "allegations of clergy misconduct", on July 4, 2010, both Eido Shimano and his wife had resigned from the ZSS board of directors after 42 years.<ref>http://www.tricycle.com/blog/?p=2067</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
Revision as of 19:42, 19 July 2010
Eido Tai Shimano | |
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Title | Roshi |
Personal | |
School | Rinzai |
Senior posting | |
Based in | Zen Studies Society New York Zendo Shobo-Ji Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji |
Predecessor | Soen Nakagawa |
Successor | Sherry Chayat John Mortensen Andy Afable Dennis Kelly Genjo Marinello |
Eido Tai Shimano (嶋野 栄道, born 1932) is a Rinzai roshi, and the first to establish a Rinzai lineage in the United States. Shimano has named five American Dharma heirs to date. Of these five heirs, only Sherry Chayat and Genjo Marinello remain closely associated with the Zen Studies Society.
Biography
Eido Shimano was born in the countryside of Tokyo, Japan in 1932. In his youth he studied Rinzai Zen under two masters, Kengan Goto and Shirouzu Keizan. Kengan Goto ordained him as an unsui as a young man and gave him his Dharma name, Eido. He trained at Heiren-ji for two years with Shirouzu Keizan and then began his studies under Soen Nakagawa at Ryutaku-ji. While at Ryutaku-ji, lay zen master Nyogen Senzaki visited the temple from America and left a lasting impression on Shimano.
In 1960 Shimano was sent to Honolulu, Hawaii to help at the Diamond Sangha founded by Nakagawa students Robert Baker Aitken and his wife, Anne Hopkins Aitken. Shimano later returned to Japan and met Haku'un Yasutani, accompanying him and Nakagawa back to the United States. In 1964, after a rift developed with Aitken[1][2], he moved to New York. In 1967, control and administration of the long inactive Zen Studies Society were transferred to Shimano and a group of his supporters.
In 1972 he received Dharma transmission from Soen Nakagawa, and is abbot of the Zen Studies Society, which consists of the New York Zendo Shobo-Ji and Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji monastery.[3][4] In 2004 Eido Shimano Roshi received the Buddhism Transmission Award from the Japan-based Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai Foundation given to individuals who have made a significant impact on the dissemination of Buddhism in the West;[5] this same organization produced a two part TV documentary on Eido Shimano Roshi and Dai Bosatsu Zendo Kongo-Ji.[6]
Allegations of misconduct
Shimano has been the subject of allegations of sexual and financial improprieties.[7][8][9] In 1964, while living in Hawaii with Robert Aitken, there were allegations of sexual and financial misconduct, which led to a rift with Aitken.[1][10] In New York, in 1975, 1979 and 1982 Shimano was accused of sexually exploiting emotionally vulnerable female students, as well as financial mismanagement; he denied the allegations.[11][12] The accusations caused controversy and led to the departure of students and monks from the Zen Studies Society.[7][13][14]
In May, 2010, Robert Aitken wrote an open letter to Shimano requesting he comment on allegations of sexual misconduct spanning "more than 40 years." Tricycle Magazine reported on the letter, and asked Zen Studies Society for a response.[15] The Society then issued a statement that due to unspecified "allegations of clergy misconduct", on July 4, 2010, both Eido Shimano and his wife had resigned from the ZSS board of directors after 42 years.[16]
Bibliography
- Vacher, Charles (1997). Shōbōgenzō. Encre marine. ISBN 2909422240.
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- "Japanese Views of Religion as Opposed to Those of the West". Journal of Japanese trade & industry. 15 (6). Japan Economic Foundation. 1996. ISSN 0285-9556.
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- Shimano, Eido (2005). The Book of Rinzai: The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Rinzai (Linji). Zen Studies Society Press. ISBN 0976989409.
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- Shimano, Eido (1992). Zen Word, Zen Calligraphy. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 087773643X.
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- Shimano, Eido (1991). Points of Departure: Zen Buddhism with a Rinzai View. Zen Studies Society Press. OCLC 26097869.
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- Shimano, Eido (1979). Golden Wind: Zen Talks. Harper & Row. ISBN 0870404490.
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See also
- Buddhism in the United States
- List of Rinzai Buddhists
- Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States
Notes
- ^ a b Smith, Huston; Harry Oldmeadow (2004). Journeys east: 20th century Western encounters with Eastern religious traditions. Bloomington, Ind: World Wisdom. pp. 298–99. ISBN 0-941532-57-7.
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- ^ Zen Master Who?, 113-115
- ^ Luminous Passage, 11
- ^ Zen Studies Society Newsletter, 2004, p. 22
- ^ DharmaNet International Retrieved on August 22, 2008
- ^ a b Tanaka, Kenneth Ken'ichi; Prebish, Charles S. (1998). The faces of Buddhism in America. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 239. ISBN 0-520-21301-7.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Morgan, Diane (2004). The Buddhist experience in America. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-313-32491-3.
- ^ Tworkov pp. 190-1
- ^ Tworkov p. 189
- ^ Connie, PhD. Dawson; Zweig, Connie (2003). The Holy Longing: The Hidden Power of Spiritual Yearning. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher. p. 144. ISBN 1-58542-204-5.
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- ^ Wilson, 58
- ^ Tworkov p. 189-90
- ^ http://www.tricycle.com/blog/?p=2061#comment-182134
- ^ http://www.tricycle.com/blog/?p=2067
References
- Aitken, Robert (1997). Original Dwelling Place. Counterpoint. ISBN 1-887178-41-4.
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- Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who?: A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861715098.
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- Prebish, Charles S. (1999). Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America. University of California Press. ISBN 0520216970.
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- Tworkov, Helen (1989). Zen in America. North Point Press. ISBN 0865473544.
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- Wilson, Jeff (2000). The Buddhist Guide to New York. Macmillan. ISBN 0312267150.
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