John Tesshin Sanderson is a Soto Zen roshi of the White Plum Asanga and spiritual director of the in Coyoacán , Mexico City , one of only twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi . He moved to Mexico in 1987 at the request of Maezumi, and has been teaching there ever since.[1] [2] [3]
He is also the spiritual director of the Comunidad Budista Zen Jardín de Luz" in Spain .[4]
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Melton, J. Gordon; Martin Baumann (2002). Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices . ABC-Clio. ISBN 1-57607-761-6 .
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