Introduction

Zen in China is referred to as Chan, who lived from 1930 to 2009. Both Roshi Kaplow and Boden Roshi met Shengyen. He had three brothers and two sisters, none of whom became monks or nuns. When he was seven a master who became his first teacher wanted to find a disciple. This is something really Chinese I guess or a little reminiscent of the Tibetans.