CONTRIBUTORS

is a senior monk of the Nien-Fo Ch’an Order of Buddhist Monks and a student of Ven. Shih Ying-Fa, Abbot of Dragon Flower Ch’an Temple, Tacoma, Washington. A Portland middle school teacher, she was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Northwest Dharma Association.

is a resident of Vashon Island, Washington, who is active with the Puget Sound Zen Center and serves on the Board of Directors of the Northwest Dharma Association. A photojournalist, calligrapher, writer and editor, she is interested in art, education, and the environment.

is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar who integrates Buddhism in performance, composition and multi-media. She was introduced to Theravadan meditation in the 80s, and later became a follower of Tibetan Buddhism in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages.

is a priest in the (Chinese Hua Yen/Pure Land) White Cloud Buddhist Society and is one of the founding members of EcoSangha Seattle. A freelance writer who travels widely in Asia, he is secretary of the Northwest Dharma Association.

is a member of the Dharma Rain Zen Center and is active in the Portland chapter of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. She is Oregon coordinator of the Northwest Dharma News.

is executive director of the Northwest Dharma Association. He serves on the board of Seattle’s Multifaith Works and guides the Path of Freedom Sangha.

lives in Seattle and is current president of the Northwest Dharma Association.

Susan Andree, Shahreyar Ataie, Charlotte Boynton, Spring Cheng, Sat Ichikawa, Sylvan Genko Rainwater, Jan Van Raay (photo gallery), Stephen Schildbach (cover)

Amy Groncznack, Kaj Wyn Berry, Heidi Enji Hoogstra, Timothy O’Brien, Julie Welch

Stephen Schildbach

Eli Huntington