Weitsman, Mel

Mel Weitsman,
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Name	Weitsman, Mel Gender: M
Birthname	Melvin D. Weitsman
born on	9 July 1929 at 18:07 (= 6:07 PM )
Place	Belvedere (Los Angeles County), California, 34n02, 118w10
Timezone	PST h8w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data	17°20' 02°22 Asc. 03°46'

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Mel Weitsman (wielding a hossu)
photo: Hozan Alan Senauke., license gfdl

Biography

American Buddhist, noted as the founder, abbot and guiding teacher of Berkeley Zen Center located in Berkeley, California. Weitsman was a Soto Zen roshi practising in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, having received Dharma transmission in 1984 from Suzuki's son Hoitsu. He was also a co-abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center, where he served from 1988 to 1997. Weitsman was also editor of the book Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness: Zen Talks on the Sandokai, based on talks given by Suzuki on the Sandokai. Hakuryu Sojun Mel Weitsman died on 7 January 2021 at age 91.

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Events

• Death, Cause unspecified 7 January 2021 (Age 91)
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Source Notes

Birth certificate in hand from Sy Scholfield. Born at Kaspare Cohn Hospital.

Categories

• Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Eastern (Zen Buddhist)

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 91)

• Vocation : Education : Teacher (Zen Buddhist)

• Vocation : Religion : Spiritual Leader/ Guru (Zen Buddhist)

• Vocation : Religion : Other Religion (Teacher)

• Vocation : Writers : Publisher/ Editor