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1969 |
| While a student at the University of California at Santa
Barbara, Michael met Shibayama Zenkei Roshi, the Abbot of
Nanzenji Monastery in Kyoto who was on a lecture tour of the
United States. |
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1970-71
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| Living in Kathmandu Valley, Michael studied Buddhist sculpture
with Prof. Ratna Kaji Sakya |
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| 1972
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With an introduction from
Shibayama Roshi, Michael became the disciple of Jikihara
Gyokusei Sensei, Zen priest and master sumi-e painter |
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1993 |
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