Leighton, Taigen Daniel

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Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Leighton, Taigen Daniel
Date of birth
1950-01-23
Field of activity
Zen Buddhism
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 39554164
Wikidata: Q7675963
Library of congress: n 90705845
HAI10: 000578584
Sources of Information
  • Cheng-chüeh. Cultivating the empty field, 1991:CIP t.p. (Taigen Dan Leighton) bk. t.p. (Taigen Daniel Leighton)
  • Dogen's pure standards for the Zen community, 1995:CIP t.p. (Taigen Daniel Leighton) data sheet (b. 1/23/50)
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Wikipedia description:

Taigen Dan Leighton (born 1950, grew up in Pittsburgh, PA) is a Sōtō priest and teacher, academic, and author. He is an authorized lineage holder and Zen teacher in the tradition of Shunryū Suzuki and is the founder and Guiding Teacher of Ancient Dragon Zen Gate in Chicago, Illinois. Leighton is also an authorized teacher in the Japanese Sōtō School (kyōshi).

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