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Tesshin has trained in Zen since 1978 under the patient guidance of Rev. Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston, Roshi. Starting in 1981, he has served as practice leader for the Halifax Nova Scotia affiliate sangha. He has served in the past as coordinating chaplain and Soto Zen Buddhist Chaplain for the Multifaith Centre of Dalhousie University, Chair of the STO Board of Directors, editor of the STO monthly online newsletter, member of the Online Dharma Study, Communications and Finance Committees and assistant during Hojo Elliston's Shiho Transmission Ceremony by Rev. Shohaku Okumura, roshi.
For his professional career, Tesshin earned a B.A. in Biology from the State University of New York at Potsdam and a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Acadia University. He has served as a science teacher at Columbia High School in Decatur, GA., a dyslexia specialist teacher at Landmark East School in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, and an elementary school teacher for the Halifax Regional School District.
Presently Tesshin lives in Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is happily married to Baike Nancy Jarrett. His family includes two sons, one daughter, two grandsons, and four stepdaughters.
Негізгі бет 8/6/2023 Unzan Tesshin James Louis Smith. Dharma Talk
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