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This website is operated by kanzeon.de and portrays the tradition of Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi and D. Genpo Merzel Roshi. In particular, Zenhub gathers and depicts successors and communities in the Kanzeon. Inc. | Big Mind International Zen Community lineage of D. Genpo Merzel Roshi and invites you to join…
The table below – which can be sorted and filtered – gives an overview of the teachers of the Genpo Merzel lineage. This website is a work in progress and will be updated continuously. We make every effort, but cannot guarantee that all information is correct.
| Teacher | Title | Generation | Sangha / Group | Country | Location | Successor to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Genpo Merzel | Roshi | 0 Founder | Kanzeon Big Mind Zen | USA | International | Taizan Maezumi Roshi |
| Catherine Genno Pagès | Roshi | 1 | Dana Sangha | France | Paris Montreul | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| John Shodo Flatt | Sensei | 1 | (deceased) | England | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Anton Tenkei Coppens | Roshi | 1 | Zen River Temple | The Netherlands | Uithuizen | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Malgosia Jiho Braunek | Roshi | 1 | (deceased - Kanzeon.pl) | Poland | Warsaw | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Daniel Doen Silberberg | Roshi | 1 | Lost Coin Zen | USA | San Francisco | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Niko Tenko Tydeman | Roshi | 1 | Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Nancy Genshin Gabrysch | Roshi | 1 | Kannon-ji | England | Bilsborrow | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Diane Musho Hamilton | Roshi | 1 | Two Arrows Zen | USA | Salt Lake City | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Michael Mugaku Zimmerman | Roshi | 1 | Two Arrows Zen | USA | Salt Lake City | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Rich Taido Christofferson | Sensei | 1 | Trikaya Zen Center | USA | Tacoma | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Michel Genko Dubois | Roshi | 1 | Zen - voie du coeur | France | Paris | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Tamara Myoho Gabrysch | Roshi | 1 | Zen River Temple | The Netherlands | Uithuizen | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Maurice Shonen Knegtel | Roshi | 1 | Stichting Izen | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| KC Kyozen Sato | Roshi | 1 | Hermitage Without Walls | USA | St. George | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Judi Kanchi Warren | Sensei | 1 | (deceased) | USA | Lahaina | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Mark Daitoku Esterman | Sensei | 1 | Salt Lake Zen Group | USA | Salt Lake City | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Mary Ellen SeiEn Sloan | Sensei | 1 | USA | Salt Lake City | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Christian Jikishin von Wolkahof | Sensei | 1 | Kanzeon Sangha Germany | Germany | Düsseldorf | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Lynn Shozen Holbrook | Sensei | 1 | USA | Salt Lake City | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Stefan Kenjistu Coppens | Sensei | 1 | Kanzeon Zen Centrum | The Netherlands | Berlicum | Genpo Merzel Roshi |
| Krzysztof Furyu Leśniak | Sensei | 1 | Poland | Lublin | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Hank Yoshin Malinowski | Sensei | 1 | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Jacqueline Shosui Wellenstein | Sensei | 1 | The Netherlands | Voorburg | Genpo Merzel Roshi | |
| Amy Tu Es Cela Hollowell | Roshi | 2 | Wild Flower Zen | France | Paris | Catherine Genno Pagès |
| Frank De Waele | Roshi | 2 | Zen Sangha | Belgium | Gent | Catherine Genno Pagès |
| Corinne Joie Partagée Frottier | Sensei | 2 | GenjoAn | Germany | Hamburg | Catherine Genno Pagès |
| Michel Plein Ciel Oltheten | Sensei | 2 | Zen Heart Sangha | The Netherlands | The Hague | Catherine Genno Pagès |
| João Cœur Éveillé Rodrigues | Sensei | 2 | Dana Sangha | France | Paris Montreul | Catherine Genno Pagès |
| Peter Gakudo den Hollander | Sensei | 2 | Keiryuji | Spain | Camprodon | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Anja Koren Kasman | Sensei | 2 | (Keiryuji (deceased)) | Spain | Camprodon | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Simon Senko de Boer | Sensei | 2 | Zen Boat Groningen | The Netherlands | Groningen | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Robert Doin van de Roer | Sensei | 2 | Zen River Temple | The Netherlands | Uithuizen | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Helma Jifu Vulink | Sensei | 2 | Zen Boat Groningen | The Netherlands | Groningen | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Jorge Ryusho Lopez Doriga | Sensei | 2 | Zen River Groups | Spain | Peru | Thailand | Madrid | Lima | Bangkok | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Hans Daishin Fischer | Sensei | 2 | Zen River Groep Zutphen | The Netherlands | Zutphen | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Ingrid Ranka du Hullu | Sensei | 2 | Zen River Temple | The Netherlands | Uithuizen | Anton Tenkei Coppens |
| Rein Konpo Kaales | Roshi | 2 | USA | Pocatello | Daniel Doen Silberberg | |
| Rebecca Ryuen Long Okura | Sensei | 2 | Lost Coin Zen | USA | Daniel Doen Silberberg | |
| Volker Joen Jung | Sensei | 2 | Lost Coin Zen (Düsseldorf) | Germany | Düsseldorf | Daniel Doen Silberberg |
| Joke Dajun Huiberts | Roshi | 2 | ZenPunt Meditatiecentrum Haarlem | The Netherlands | Haarlem | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Meindert Mu Sho van den Heuvel | Roshi | 2 | Zen in de Roos and Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Gretha Myoshin Jikai Aerts | Roshi | 2 | Zenrotterdam and Zen in Bergen | The Netherlands | Rotterdam | Bergen | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Cornelia Gyokoshin Wierenga | Sensei | 2 | Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Utrecht | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Daan Zazen Shin de Bruijn | Sensei | 2 | ZenPunt Meditatiecentrum Haarlem | The Netherlands | Utrecht | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Willem Kando Kaishin Scheepers | Sensei | 2 | Zentrum.nl | The Netherlands | Utrecht | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Jan Mukan Klungers | Sensei | 2 | Zen in Salland | The Netherlands | Salland | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Dick Butsugen Verstegen | Sensei | 2 | Zencentrum Nijmegen | The Netherlands | Nijmegen | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Lolit Abhaya ten Hengel | Sensei | 2 | Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Maria Ryuzen Muki Lemaire | Sensei | 2 | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman | |
| Jacky Shobogendo Demmers | Sensei | 2 | ZenPunt Meditatiecentrum Haarlem | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Marieke Virya Heijman | Sensei | 2 | Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Ben Verlichtende Natuur Scheres | Sensei | 2 | Niko Tenko Tydeman | |||
| Martin Myoki Pol | Sensei | Niko Tenko Tydeman | ||||
| Julia Jinne Veldkamp | Sensei | 2 | Zen Centrum Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Amsterdam | Niko Tenko Tydeman |
| Rob Daigan Riki Eckhart | Sensei | 2 | Niko Tenko Tydeman | |||
| Ronald Keiyaku Uijtdehaage | Sensei | 2 | Zendoen | Niko Tenko Tydeman | ||
| Ben Hui-Chao Claessens | Sensei | 2 | Enso - Zen Circle | The Netherlands | Hofstede | Maurice Shonen Knegtel |
| Joa Scetbon | Sensei | 3 | Wild Flower Zen | France | Paris | Amy Tu Es Cela Hollowell |
| Leo Ahimsa Sumitra Huijg | Sensei | 3 | Zenrotterdam and Ahimsa-Zen | The Netherlands | Rotterdam | Gretha Myoshin Jikai Aerts |
| Marli Jifu Daigen Lindeboom | Sensei | 3 | Zenrotterdam and RotterdamZen | Gretha Myoshin Jikai Aerts |
