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Zen Peacemaker Order: Overview: Titles
Meaning of Titles Used in the Zen Peacemaker Order The Japanese terms "Sensei" and "Roshi" are used differently in various
sanghas.
Dharma Holder is a teaching rank of First Level Teacher within the Zen Peacemakers. All Zen Peacemaker Dharma Holders have achieved a maturity in practice and can attest to oneness and the inter-dependence of creation in their experience, understanding, communications and life's work. A Circle Dharma Holder makes Circle development and practice a focus of their teaching. A Social Action Dharma Holder makes social action a focus of their teaching. Novice Priests have ordained in a ceremony called "Tokudo."
We are finalizing a Ceremony for Novice Priests to become Full Priests
or "Priests." Roshi Enkyo has empowered several Priests in this way.
This ceremony includes specific vows regarding the priest role. In most
sanghas, the title Priest is given to those who have completed their
priestly training and are empowered in a ceremony called "Denkai"
(literally, Transmission of the Precepts.)
Buddha Seat Holders are the vision and spiritual holders for Zen Peacemaker Circles. Stewards have been empowered to form and lead Zen Peacemaker Circles The Zen Peacemakers Order is creating various vehicles supporting the integration of Zen practice into our life-whether that life is lived mainly at home raising a family, in the office managing a business, or in other areas. Our mission is to bring dharma practice and teachings into all our life paths and to create new structures and upayas to help us realize that life as it is, in all its manifestations, is our own basic awakened nature. Currently there are:
Zen Entrepreneurs have been empowered to teach others wishing to study this path. Multi-Faith Peacemakers have been empowered to teach others wishing to study this path. Dummy Holders are members of the Order of DisOrder that exemplify the silliness and walking backwards in the cracks that the DisOrder requires. For consistency we use the following equivalences:
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Bernie's Zen
The Dude Abides