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We Remember: Six Remarkable Black Buddhists

by Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Ruth King, Kamilah Majied, Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao, Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Mushim Patricia Ikeda and Sister Peace| February 2, 2023

In celebration of Black History Month, we find inspiration in the lives and practice of six remarkable Black Buddhists.

Roshi Merle Kodo Boyd, first fully transmitted African American Zen teacher in the United States, has died

by Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao| February 24, 2022

Roshi Merle Kodo Boyd was the first fully transmitted African American Zen teacher in the United States.

“What’s Best for Him?”  and Other Koans of Life Today

by Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao and Roshi Eve Myonen Marko| September 14, 2020

A koan can be anything that disrupts our usual way of being. Have you noticed that happens a lot in life?  Eve Myonen Marko and Wendy Egyoku Nakao explain how we can use our personal koans to experience reality in a new way.

We Remember: Six Remarkable Black Buddhists

Roshi Merle Kodo Boyd, first fully transmitted African American Zen teacher in the United States, has died

“What’s Best for Him?”  and Other Koans of Life Today

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