Brad Warner
United States
About
Brad Warner is an American Soto Zen teacher, author, and punk rock musician known for his direct, irreverent approach to Buddhist practice.
Buddhist tradition
Soto Zen
English, Japanese
Biography
Brad Warner was born in Ohio in 1964 and played bass in hardcore punk bands including Zero Defex before becoming a serious student of Zen under Tim McCarthy and Gyomay Kubose.
While working in Japan on tokusatsu television, he studied with Gudo Wafu Nishijima, who ordained him as a priest and named him dharma heir in 2000. His books include Hardcore Zen and Sit Down and Shut Up.
Teachings & topics
Soto ZenDogenMeditationBuddhismEthics
Bibliography
- Hardcore Zen2003 · Wisdom Publications
- Sit Down and Shut Up2007 · New World Library
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