Jiko Eijun Linda Cutts

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center / Green Dragon Temple
Muir Beach, CA

Eijun Linda Ruth Cutts came to the San Francisco Zen Center in 1971 and was ordained as a priest in 1975 by Zentatsu Richard Baker. In 1996, Linda received a dharma transmission from Tenshin Reb Anderson. She has lived at San Francisco City Center, Tassajara, and has resided at Green Gulch Farm since 1993. Having served as Abbess of San Francisco Zen Center from 2000 to 2007, she was appointed Abiding Abbess of Green Gulch Zen Center in 2010 and Central Abbess of SFZC in 2014. Linda stepped down from abbatial leadership in 2019 and continues to serve as a Senior Dharma Teacher, teaching, working with students, and leading practice periods and retreats at Tassajara, Green Gulch, and elsewhere; Linda sits on the Board of California Interfaith Power and Light (CIPL), an interfaith group dedicated to addressing climate change through faith-based education and skillful action.