Michael Wenger
American Zen Buddhist
About Michael Wenger
Born 1947. Michael Wenger is an American.
Dairyu Michael Wenger is a Sōtō Zen priest and current guiding teacher of Dragons Leap Meditation Center in San Francisco. Prior to establishing Dragons Leap in 2012, Wenger served as Dean of Buddhist Studies at the San Francisco Zen Center (SFZC) in San Francisco, California —where he has been a member since 1972. A Dharma heir of Sojun Mel Weitsman, Wenger is also a former president of the SFZC where he continues to serve on the Elders Council. He received his M.A. from The New School in New York, New York.
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American Zen Buddhist
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Michael Wenger was born in 1947 in Brooklyn.
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Michael Wenger is American.
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