Ama Samy

Ama Samy
Religion	Zen Buddhism, Christianity
School	Bodhi Sangha
Lineage	Harada-Yasutani
Personal
Born	1936
Senior posting
Title	Zen master Jesuit
Religious career
Teacher	Yamada Koun
Website	bodhisangha.net

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AMA Samy (Arul Maria Arokiasamy), S.J., born in 1936, is an Indian Zen master and Jesuit priest.^[1]

Biography

Ama Samy was born to Christian parents in Burma in 1936 and grew up in India. After becoming a Jesuit priest in 1972, he began visiting Hindu ashrams and Buddhist meditation centers. He was introduced to Ramana Maharshi's teachings by Swami Abhishiktananda. His searching led him to become a wandering beggar for a period and to settle down as a hermit.^[2]^[3] With the help of Father Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, he visited Japan and trained with Yamada Koun Roshi of Sanbo Kyodan. In 1982, Yamada Roshi authorized him to teach Zen.^[4]^[5]^[3] He received the Japanese Dharma name Gen'un-ken (Gen: dark, obscure, mystery; Un: cloud).^[6]

Ama Samy founded the Bodhi Sangha, the community of his disciples, in 1986. Bodhi Sangha became an independent Zen school when he left the Sanbo Kyodan organization in 2002.^[7]^[3]^[8] Ama Samy's method of teaching embraces both Soto and Rinzai Zen traditions and draws from the resources of Christianity and other religions.^[2] He lives and teaches at Bodhi Zendo Zen Center near Kodaikanal in South India (opened in 1996).^[9] Since Father Lassalle first invited Ama Samy to join him on a tour to Europe in 1985, Ama Samy has spent several months each year leading retreats in Europe, Australia, and the US.^[2]^[3] With the help of his students, he also runs Little Flower, a non-profit organization supporting women, children and landless people in South India.^[10]

Dharma Successors

Ama Samy has appointed the following teachers:

Johannes Fischer (b. 1957), Zen master, Germany^[7]^[11]^[12]
Carl Hooper (b. 1943), Zen master, Australia^[7]^[13]^[14]
Gert Lüderitz (b. 1950), Zen master, Germany^[7]
Angela Pliske (b. 1937), Sensei (Zen teacher), Czech Republic^[7]
de:Stefan Bauberger (b. 1960) was appointed as Zen master, but separated from Bodhi Sangha in 2009.^[7]^[15]

Books

In English:

Samy, Ama (2013). Zen: The Wayless Way. ASIN B00K7Z645S.
Samy, Ama (2012). Zen: The Great Way has No Gates. ISBN 978-9381597248.
Samy, Ama (2010). Zen: Ancient and Modern, The Way to Heart-Mind. ISBN 978-9380253411.
Samy, Ama (2007). The Zen Way: Tradition, Transmission, Challenges. ISBN 978-8189882143.
Samy, Ama (2006). Zen Meditation for Life and Death, Christians and Therapists. ISBN 978-8186778555.
Samy, Ama (2005). Zen: Awakening to Your Original Face. ISBN 978-8185602868.
Samy, Ama (2002). Zen Heart, Zen Mind: The Teachings of Zen Master Ama Samy. ISBN 978-8185602813.

In German:

Samy, Ama (2014). ZEN - Der große Weg ist ohne Tor. ISBN 978-3899018127.
Samy, Ama (2007). Zen - Praxis und Dialog. ISBN 978-3932337079.
Samy, Ama (2005). Zen und Erleuchtung: Zehn Meditationen eines Zen Meisters. ISBN 978-3896202567.
Samy, Ama (2002). Zen: Erwachen zum ursprünglichen Gesicht. ISBN 978-3896201928.
Samy, Ama (1995). Warum Bodhidharma in den Westen kam oder kann es ein europäisches Zen geben?. ISBN 978-3895680052.
Samy, Ama (1991). Leere und Fülle. Zen aus Indien in christlicher Praxis. ISBN 978-3466203505.

In Dutch:

Samy, Ama (2006). Zen Hart, Zen Geest - op zoek naar je Oorspronkelijk Gelaat. ISBN 978-9056701369.
Samy, Ama (1998). Waarom kwam Bodhidharma naar het Westen? de ontmoeting van zen met het Westen. ISBN 978-9056700249.

In French:

Samy, Ama (2010). Coeur zen, esprit zen: Les enseignements du maître zen Ama Samy. ISBN 978-2354320492.

In Spanish:

Samy, Ama (1998). Por qué Bodhidharma vino a occidente? La Transmisión del Zen: problemas, peligros y promesa. ISBN 978-8493622718.
Samy, Ama (1995). Vacío Y Plenitud: Zen de la India en la práctica christiana. ISBN 978-8428517393.

In Swedish:

Samy, Ama (1997). Om överföringen av Zen till väst - Varfö kom Bodhidharma till väst?. ISBN 978-9163052521.

References

↑ http://sweepingzen.com/ama-samy-sj-bio/
1 2 3 Samy, Ama (2005). Zen: Awakening to Your Original Face. pp. 26–33. ISBN 978-8185602868.
1 2 3 4 Baatz, Ursula (2009). Erleuchtung trifft Auferstehung, Zen-Buddhismus und Christentum, eine Orientierung. pp. 185–195. ISBN 978-3783195286.
↑ Sharf, Robert H. (1995). Sanbokyodan, Zen and the Way of the New Religions. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Vol. 22, 3-4, pp. 417-458.
↑ Kyosho no. 231 (1991), Newsletter of the Religious Foundation Sanbokyodan, edited by Sanbokoryukai.
↑ Habito, Ruben L. F. (1990). In Memoriam: Yamada Koun Roshi (1907-1989). Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 10, 1990 (1990), pp. 231-237.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ciolek, T. Matthew. 1995-present. Sanbo Kyodan: Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism and its Teachers. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online. http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVLPages/ZenPages/HaradaYasutani.html
↑ http://bodhisangha.net/index.php/en/bodhisangha-engl
↑ http://bodhisangha.net/index.php/en/home
↑ http://www.little-flower-india.net/english/index.htm
↑ http://www.bodhisangha.net/index.php/en/zen-master/johannes-fischer-english
↑ http://www.zen-fischer.de/johannes-fischer/
↑ http://www.bodhisangha.net/index.php/en/zen-master/carl-hooper-engl
↑ http://bodhimountzendo.blogspot.com/p/teachers-carl-hooper-sensei-is-founder.html
↑ http://www.zen-guide.de/zen/zentren/id/286&titel=Schule+des+Herzgrundes

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