Hey folks,
I came across this lovely film this morning showcasing Soto Zen in South America, specifically Brazil, Zen teacher Monja Coen is seen here. =)
Also, here is another about how Soto Zen came to Brazil ... very well done.
Here is a bit of a biography on Sensei Monja Coen if you are interested.
Here also is a lovely film about Monjo's monastic life (use the auto translator to English, as it does a pretty good job).
Gassho
Shingen
Sat/LAH
I came across this lovely film this morning showcasing Soto Zen in South America, specifically Brazil, Zen teacher Monja Coen is seen here. =)
Also, here is another about how Soto Zen came to Brazil ... very well done.
Here is a bit of a biography on Sensei Monja Coen if you are interested.
Monja Coen began her Buddhist studies at Zen Center in Los Angeles - ZCLA. She was ordained a nun in 1983, the same year went to Japan, where she devoted herself for 12 years to religious life between studies and practices, including 8 years in the Zen Buddhist Zen Convent, Aichi Senmon Nisodo and Tokubetsu Nisodo. He participated in several courses and training programs for monks, having graduated in the Master of the Sotoshu tradition.
She is currently an official missionary of the Sotoshu Tradition of Zen Buddhism, based in Japan.
He returned to Brazil in 1995, and led the activities of the Bushinji Temple, in the Liberdade District in São Paulo, and headquarters of the Sotoshu Tradition for South America for 6 years. In 1997, she was the first woman and first person of non-Japanese origin to assume the presidency of the Federation of Buddhist Sects of Brazil for a year.
It participates in educational, cultural and inter-religious meetings, with the objective of spreading the principle of non-violence and the creation of a culture of peace, justice, healing of the Earth and all living beings.
It is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's phrase: "We have to be the transformation we want in the world."
She is currently an official missionary of the Sotoshu Tradition of Zen Buddhism, based in Japan.
He returned to Brazil in 1995, and led the activities of the Bushinji Temple, in the Liberdade District in São Paulo, and headquarters of the Sotoshu Tradition for South America for 6 years. In 1997, she was the first woman and first person of non-Japanese origin to assume the presidency of the Federation of Buddhist Sects of Brazil for a year.
It participates in educational, cultural and inter-religious meetings, with the objective of spreading the principle of non-violence and the creation of a culture of peace, justice, healing of the Earth and all living beings.
It is inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's phrase: "We have to be the transformation we want in the world."
Here also is a lovely film about Monjo's monastic life (use the auto translator to English, as it does a pretty good job).
Gassho
Shingen
Sat/LAH
"Monja" means "nun" in Portuguese. 
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