My Teachers

Paul Lynch, Venerable Wonji Dharma

Ven. Wonji Dharma was a Zen Teacher and the Founder of the Five Mountain Zen Order.  Ven. Wonji was ordained by Zen Master Seung Sahn as a Dharma teacher in 1996, as a Senior Dharma Teacher in 2001 and as a Brahmajala Monk in 2002. He received teaching authorization from Zen Master Ji Bong, in the Golden Wind Zen Order in April 2006. Wonji additionally received the 250 Bhikṣu vows on November 1, 2012, with Bhante Suhita Dharma

Chuck Stanford, Lama Changchup Kunchok Dorje

Chuck Stanford was an ordained Lama within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. His 20-year course of study  included multiple trips to Dharamsala India where he received teachings from H.H. Dalai Lama and to Golok, Tibet where he received teachings from one of his root teachers. Lama Stanford was co-founder of the Rime Buddhist Center & Institute of Tibetan Studies located in Kansas City. At the end of 2015 Lama Stanford retired as the spiritual leader and Executive Director of the Rime Buddhist Center. Lama Chuck passed away in 2021.

Tim Langdell, Rev. Ryuko

Rev. Ryuko Langdell was given full transmission as a soensanim (Zen Master) by Ven. Wonji Dharma. Further, he is also a fully transmitted Soto Zen Priest in the Matsuoka lineage (Clear Mind Zen) and a transmitted Soto Zen Assistant Teacher in the Maezumi lineage (Open Mind Zen/White Plum Asanga; Al Rapaport Roshi).