Dokai Georgesen

Great Sky Sesshin Associate Teacher

Dokai Georgesen
Resident Teacher, Hokyoji Zen Practice Community

Dokai Georgesen began his study of Zen Buddhism at Minnesota Zen Center under the direction of Dainin Katagiri Roshi in 1974. Upon his return in 1982 from two years on pilgrimage studying Buddhism in India and Japan, he lived at Hokyoji until his ordination in 1984. In 1989, he received dharma transmission from Katagiri Roshi. Since then, he has returned to Japan several times to study under Ikko Narasaki Roshi, Tsugen Narasaki Roshi and Taizan Maezumi Roshi. He returned to Hokyoji in June, 2003, and is now its resident teacher.