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Zen Master Bon Yeon received Inka in 1991 and formal Zen transmission in 2000. She is a Guiding Teacher of Cambridge Zen Center, where she was Abbot for four years and where she lived for ten years. A student of Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1982, she has practiced extensively in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. >> more

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