Bansho Patrick Green, Sensei

Patrick Bansho Green has practiced with the Zen Community of Oregon since 2004 and received Lay Transmission from Chozen Bays and Hogen Bays in 2019, priest ordination in 2021, and completed Preceptor Authorization and Dharma Transmission in 2023. As board president, he helped found Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple in Portland, OR. Prior to a full-time Dharma life, Bansho worked for twenty years in the labor movement. He is married to Laura Jomon Martin and lives at the Monastery where he is the acting abbot. Bansho leads an online Dharma group on Friday evenings, which focuses on Loving Kindness. Find the zoom link on our calendar page. www.zendust.org/calendar.