Certifications
Rinzai Zen certifications conferred by Meido Moore Roshi, as recorded in the lineage records maintained at Korinji.
These are the only persons certified by Meido Roshi. Names are added as certifications are awarded. Specific permissions granted may vary from person to person.
Please contact us if you have questions regarding authorization from Korinji or Meido Roshi.
Meditation Group Leaders
Meditation Group Leaders are lay practitioners active in Korinji’s community for two or more years. They are formal students of Meido Roshi, having completed shoken; have taken refuge, zaike tokudo or jukai; and have attended several intensive seven-day retreats, Dai-Sesshin.
They have received training to instruct the foundational meditation method, susokukan; conduct group meditation sessions; lead chanting practice; and organize or assist with meditation groups affiliated with Korinji. Ongoing certification is contingent upon continued training in our community and commitment to daily practice.
Seishin Holly Bobula, USA
Shikan Tom Friedrich, USA
Jishin Alyssa Ginther, USA
Jishin Nora Helbing, Switzerland
Sodo Liam Hutchison, USA
Gendo Philipp Keller, Switzerland
Lynn Litterer, USA
Mike Rosing, USA
Doshin David Smith, USA
Daigen Clint Walz, USA
Jiko Ruth Zimmermann-Duss, Switzerland
Examinations currently being conducted; updates coming soon
Nyudo: Lay Ordination
Nyudo means “Entering the Way.” Nyudo are senior lay practitioners active in Korinji’s community for ten years or more. In addition to training as Meditation Group Leaders, they have received additional precepts and taken up responsibility for mentoring others.
A document is given as proof of Nyudo certification. Ongoing lay ordination status is contingent upon continued training for one's whole life.
Myoen Nicole Ciucci, Switzerland
E'shin Lilian Simon, Switzerland
Shukke Tokudo: Priest Ordination
Shami: Novice Priests-in-Training
Shami have begun the work of establishing solid foundations of practice and service while studying the forms and duties of Zen priesthood.
A document is given as proof of ordination. Ongoing novice ordination status is contingent upon continued training toward full ordination.
Gyoshi Taylor, Puerto Rico
Gendo Zezulinski, USA
Jushoku: Fully Ordained Priests (Osho)
Jushoku are experienced priests empowered to lead a temple or Zen center affiliated with Korinji. They may provide ceremonial services, instruct foundational practices, and give Dharma talks. The honorific used for such persons is Osho, “preceptor” or “teacher.”
A document is given as proof of full ordination. Ongoing full ordination status is contingent upon continued training for one's whole life.
Mugen Adler Osho, Denmark
Genryo Jones Osho, USA
Tendo Schröder Osho, Germany
Shoko Schulze Osho, USA
Anzan Stahl Osho, Germany
Inka Shomei: Dharma Transmission
Inka shomei, “mind seal,” is recognition by Meido Roshi of an heir of his Rinzai Zen lineage. Inka by itself is not teacher certification, but is one of the requirements for it.
Unlike the organizational certifications listed above, inka and the recognitions that follow are personal transmissions. They signify, and rest upon, close teacher-student relationship and lifelong mutual commitment as joined links in the historical chain of lineage holders.
Several documents are given with inka shomei as proof of transmission and permission to enter post-inka training. Ongoing validity of inka shomei is contingent upon completion of the required years of that post-inka training (sanzen) with the teacher, then receiving the final oral instructions (kuden) of our lineage that seal transmission, and continued training for one's whole life.
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Lay Dharma Teachers (Rokoji)
Lay Dharma Teachers are lay practitioners who hold valid inka shomei as described above, have completed a subsequent probationary teacher-training period, have received the oral instructions, kuden, connected to teaching and sanzen, and have been authorized to guide students of their own.
Teachers in our lineage are expected not only to arrive at stabilized insight through Zen practice, but also to embody the principles of the unique training structure handed down from Omori Sogen Roshi: Zen-Ken-Sho.
The honorific used for Lay Dharma Teachers is Rokoji, “venerable layperson.” At the time of this certification, a document is given as proof. Ongoing validity of teacher certification is contingent upon continued training thereafter for one's whole life.
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Shike (Roshi)
Shike are ordained practitioners who hold valid inka shomei as described above, have completed a subsequent probationary teacher-training period, have received the oral instructions, kuden, connected to teaching and sanzen, and have been authorized to guide students of their own.
Teachers in our lineage are expected not only to arrive at stabilized insight through Zen practice, but also to embody the principles of the unique training structure handed down from Omori Sogen Roshi: Zen-Ken-Sho.
The honorific used for Shike is Roshi, “venerable teacher.” At the time of this certification, a document revealing the final Dharma name, shitsugo, is given as proof. Ongoing validity of teacher certification is contingent upon continued training thereafter for one's whole life.
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