Tenku Ruff
Beacon Zen Temple
Beacon, NY
Tenku Ruff trained in Zen monasteries in Japan and North America under Tessai Yamamoto Roshi, Abbot of Kannonji Temple in Morioka, Japan and received Dharma transmission in the same lineage. Tenku holds a Master of Divinity degree from Maitripa College and she is a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC). Tenku has strong interest in ethics, inter-Buddhist / interfaith dialogue, and ways people can support each other and grow through challenges in life.