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First Abbess of Shasta Abbey & Founder of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives |
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Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett |
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January 1, 1924 - November 6, 1996 |
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When I am gone, And the house seems empty, Do not thou, O plum tree by the eaves, The Spring forget.
From The Roar of the Tigress, by the late Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett © by the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, all rights reserved |
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Shasta Abbey is a Buddhist monastery in the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition and is a temple in the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. The late Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett, established Shasta Abbey in 1970 and was its Abbess until her death in 1996. Her spiritual successor as Abbot of Shasta Abbey is Reverend Master Eko Little. The monastery is home to 25-30 ordained, celibate male and female priests and is located on 16 acres of forested land north of the town of Mt. Shasta, California. |