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Short-CV of Shifu Sheng-yen

Born in 1930, on a farm near Shanghai, Shifu Sheng-yen became a monk at the age of 13 years. During the communist takeover he became a soldier and was moved to Taiwan. Ten years later he returned to monastic life. After a solo retreat in the mountains of six years he left for Japan to further his Buddhist studies. He received a doctorate in Buddhist literature from the Rissho Univerity in Tokyo. Since then he teaches mainly in the United States and in Taiwan. He received transmissions in the Linji and Caodong lineages, and is a second-generation-disciple of the Chan pariarch of our time, Xu-yun (1840-1959).

Short-CV of Max Kälin / Chuan-zong Jing-chan

1972  Dr.sc.nat. (Ph.D.) (ETH Zürich)

1985  Medical Board Exams: Switzerland and USA

1986  Dr.med. (MD) (University of Zürich)

1986-1987  Primary Care: Switzerland

1987-1988  Emergency: USA

1988-1999  Medical Office: Dietikon

1999-20xx  Medical Office: Zürich

2000  Chan Transmission (Shifu Sheng-yen)