Zen and Martial Arts: Clergy Photos

Da Shi Chuan Yuan - Technical Director

Master Chuan Yuan Shakya, OHY is a disciple of Jy Din Shakya, and was ordained in Honolulu at Hsu Yun temple. He has also been initiated into the Vedanta Society of Hollywood, California by Swami Swahananda. A corporate officer of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun, Master Chuan Yuan lives in Brazil. DSCY@ZATMA.org

Ven. Ming Zhen Shakya - Editor

Venerable Ming Zhen Shakya, OHY, (formerly Chuan YuanShakya), is a fully ordained priest of Nan Hua Si, (Cao Xi), in China, the monastery founded by Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng. As Chuan Yuan, a disciple of Abbot Wei Yin of Nan Hua, she was the first American to be ordained in China since the Communist revolution. Upon Abbot Wei Yin's death, she returned to China and became Ming Zhen, a disciple of Abbot Fo Yuan of Yun Men (Ummon) Monastery. In 1988 She founded the Nan Hua Zen Buddhist Society which became the Sangha-parent of ZBOHY's Internet ministry. She has been associated with the Vedanta Society for twenty-seven years. Rev. Ming Zhen, a frequent lecturer on Zen and on its relationship to the Martial Arts, has contributed numerous essays and books on Zen, many of which can be found on this website. EDITOR@ZATMA.org

Yin Shan Shakya - Personnel Director

Yin Shan Shakya, OHY, ZATMA Personnel Director, is a disciple of Grandmaster Fa Hui Shakya. A teacher, he is currently finishing course work for a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion, with an emphasis on Chinese Buddhism. Reverend Yin Shan, based on his former work in herpetology, is the author of articles on the symbolism of the serpent in religion. He will be elevated to the rank of master at our next ordination ceremony. YSS@ZATMA.org

Yao Xiang Shakya - Art Director

Yao Xiang Shakya practices the Feldenkrais® method and is the resident priest of A Single Thread Sangha, a formerly Soto Zen sangha in Evanston, Illinois. She teaches standard Japanese and Chinese meditation techniques and is the director of the new arts section of our website. Yao Xiang Shakya may be reached at yao_xiang@sbcglobal.net.

Yin Cai Shakya - Martial Arts Director

Yin Cái Shakya is a Unix and Linux system administrator working for the Department of Defense. He is an avid Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner, webpage author, and graphics artist. Along with his duties as Martial Arts director, Shi Yin Cai is also the web master for the ZATMA site. He can be reached at yin_cai@gmx.com.

Da Shi Chuan Sheng - Pastor of Lohan Temple

Master Chuan Sheng, OHY, is the founder and Pastor of Lohan Temple and director of the Lohan School of Shaolin, a meditation and martial arts' study center in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he teaches and holds Buddhist services. He can be seen in a tai ji quan video on this website. A disciple of Grandmaster Jy Din, he was ordained at Hsu Yun temple in Honolulu. A former hospice chaplain, Master Chuan Sheng now counsels families and individuals on coping with bereavement issues. sifudad108@hotmail.com

Fa Ming Shakya

Fa Ming Shakya, OHY, a long time practitioner of Zen, lives in Bucharest, Romania, and serves as webmaster of our Romanian website. A civil engineer by profession and an accomplished artist, he has contributed art works to our website which we soon hope to display in his own gallery page. dasmara@gmail.com

Chuan Pu Shakya

Chuan Pu Shakya, an original member of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun, offers an internet ministry to assist those who suffer from addictive problems, including alcohol abuse and eating disorders. Reverend Chuan Pu, who has a master's degree in engineering, lives and works in central California. Rev. Chaun Pu can be reached at juliajesiblack@yahoo.com.

Chuan Cheng Shakya

Chuan Cheng Shakya was fully ordained at Nan Hua Si Monastery, Shao Guan, Guang Dong Province, China, in l994. She resides in Maui, Hawaii where she is works in the Human Resources field. She is a counselor and spiritual advisor to persons in alcohol recovery and is also active in suicide prevention programs. Reverend Chuan Cheng teaches meditation privately to troubled individuals and also to small groups of practitioners. CCSH@ZATMA.org

Chuan Chao Shakya

Chuan Chao Shakya, OHY, is the current Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Zen Buddhist Order of Hsu Yun and the president of the Nan Hua Zen Buddhist Society. A disciple of Grandmaster Jy Din, he was ordained at Hsu Yun temple in Honolulu. Active as both a Dharma teacher to his sangha in Las Vegas and to his worldwide internet ministry, he also writes articles of interest on employing Zen's principles in daily life. He holds a master's degree in Archaeology and currently does field work in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert area. CCS@ZATMA.org

Sensei Fa Li Shakya

Sensei Fa Li Shakya was the first president of the Nan Hua Zen Buddhist Society, ZBOHY's parent sangha. Reverend Fa Li was ordained in March 2005 at the Lohan Temple in Las Vegas. He is the founder of Zen Men Running Ministry, a sangha of seasoned joggers who deliver food and support to the homeless. A personal security specialist, he teaches martial arts' defensive tactics to law enforcement agencies, and testifies as a forensic expert. SFL@ZATMA.org

Fa Jun Shakya

Fa Jun Shakya, OHY, is webmaster of our Italian website. Ordained while still a student at the University of Bologna, Italy, he has lived in the United States and is fluent in both English and Italian.. An accomplished martial artist, he has begun a program of advanced meditation techniques and is studying early martial arts forms including Kalaripayattu of India, Gung Fu of China, and Capoeira of Brazil in order to develop a synthesis between static meditation forms and action methodologies. giovanni.giacalone@yahoo.it

Chuan Kung Shakya

Chuan Kung Shakya, OHY, a disciple of Grandmaster Jy Din, was ordained at Hsu Yun temple in Honolulu. A teacher of yoga and of vegetarian nutrition, Reverend Chuan Kung holds a master's degree in mathematics from UNLV, and has done additional math study in New Zealand. She is presently obtaining her master's degree in Fine Arts from Howard University. Her paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries. CKS@ZATMA.org

Yin Dao Shakya

Yin Dao Shakya, a disciple of Master Fat Wai, was ordained at Hsu Yun Temple in Hawaii. As pastor and spiritual counselor for a hospice, he headed the bereavement department for three years. Presently he continues to offer spiritual counseling for grief recovery to individuals and families. He also teaches Qi Gong, guided meditation, and spiritual growth through Zen and Daoism at the Lohan Temple in Las Vegas. Yindaoshakya@ZATMA.org

Zheng Fo Shakya

Zheng Fo Shakya was ordained at the Lohan Temple in Las Vegas, Nevada, in March, 2005. She is a disciple of Master Yin Zhao of our Order. A PhD candidate in geology, Reverend Zheng Fo teaches Zen Buddhism privately and is also officially listed as a volunteer Zen teacher in the Nevada Prison system. ZFS@ZATMA.ORG

Dun De Shakya

Dun De Shakya is assistant to Abbot Fa Hui of Hsu Yun temple in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Fa Xin Shakya

Fa Xin Shakya is a past member of the Diamond Sangha of Honolulu, and is presently active with the poetry oriented Pacific Zen Institute of the San Francisco Bay area. Fa Xin's poetry has been published on our website. An internet security expert, he practices traditional Zen techniques of Zazen and Koan study. FXS@ZATMA.org

Yao Feng Shakya

Artist and teacher of Zen, Yao Feng Shakya is currently developing a ministry for teaching Buddhist values to Children through his artwork. He resides in Oregon. He can be contacted at sadmonk@fastmail.us.

Chuan Ming Shakya

Chuan Ming Shakya has enjoyed a close personal teaching relationship with Ming Zhen Shakya in the United States. An early member of our Sangha, Shi Chuan Ming returns to active status to co-direct our Spanish website. He is a graduate in Computer Science, a Consultant by profession, and resides in Madrid (Spain). He can be contacted at scm@zatma.org.

Yao Sheng Shakya

Yao Sheng Shakya, a full time engineering student and teacher's assistant in Argentina, is a spiritual counselor who is available to communicate with spanish-speaking visitors to our website. He can be contacted at facundolarosa@gmail.com.

Yin Cheng Shakya

Yen Cheng Shakya, a disciple of Master Fa Hui of Hsuyun Temple in Honolullu, is a professor of Philosophy in Germany. After his recent stay in China, he returned to contemplative life in the Hermitage of Bamboo Sangha in Germany where he plans to hold a 7-day retreat for the public this summer. He will return to active ministry at a new sangha meeting hall later this year. shi.yin-cheng@chan-temple.eu

Fa Geng Shakya

Fa Geng Shakya is a five year member of our order who has recently returned to active status. Fa Geng is a theater director in Rome, Italy. He and his lovely wife, Laura, hold weekly sangha meetings in his home in Rome. He can be contacted at fgs@zatma.org.

Jiaoyuan Yuan Zhen

Jiaoyuan Yuan Zhen is the representative of our order in the People's Republic of China. A diisciple of Abbot Fo Yuen of Yun Men Monastery, she has given invaluable assistance to those members of our order who have been ordained in China. For nearly twenty years she has been a steadfast supporter of our ministry and a close personal friend and advisor to Ming Zhen Shakya. Jiaoyuan Yuan Zhen resides in both Guang Zhou and Shao Guan.

Jiaoyuan Yao Xin

Jiaoyuan Yao Xin received the Bodhisattva Precepts at Yun Men Monastery in the People's Republic of China. As Technical Director, Yao Xin serves as Advisor and Web Developer for ZBOHY. He resides in Canada in the Vancouver area and is an active Zen practitioner. Additionally, he has contributed artwork to our website. UYX@ZATMA.org

Jiaoyuan Fa Xian

Jiaoyuan Fa Xian received Bodhisattva precepts at Yun Men Monastery in the People's Republic of China. He is Webmaster for the Chinese ZBOHY web site originating in Shao Guan (near both Nan Hua and Yun Men monasteries) in the People's Republic of China. A bicycle enthusiast, he operates an internet bike supply business serving an asian clientele. He can be reached by Chinese-speakers at ufx@zatma.org or freebike@freebike.net

Jiaoyuan Yao Xin

Jiaoyuan Yao Xin has been part of the ZBOHY sangha since 1998. A native of Arkansas, he is a journalist, essayist and occasional poet now residing in Kansas, where he is often inspired to more diligent practice by the Vietnamese Buddhist community in Wichita. He is married with three children and is a longtime devotee of Chinese and Japanese poetry, old and new. He also paints, and his children plaster their rooms with examples of his misbegotten calligraphy.

Jiaoyuan Qian Yue

Jiaoyuan Qian Yue, the new sewing teacher for A Single Thread and Zatma. Qian Yue is an artist and a sister of St. Joseph in Minnesota. She received Jukai (Soto Zen Precepts) in 2006 and designated a sewing teacher in 2008. Her main work is sewing and helping other's sew Buddha's robes. You may reach her at upasika.ying.yue@gmail.com for assistance on sewing Buddhist robes.

Jiaoyuan Yin Fu

Jiaoyuan Yin Fu, a disciple of Fa Geng Shakya, is a very kind lady from Puglia, in the south of Italy. Yin Fu teaches French in primary school in Rome. She is a long time dancer and loves both modern and contemporary styles and Flamenco. Yin Fu graduated from the "Permis de Conduire" in Rome, and is a member of Shi Fa Geng's equipe of Acting. She's very interested in "Dance and Meditation."