Hakubai Zen Center is in Boulder, Colorado, where we practice in the tradition of the Soto School of Japan, in the lineage of Tenzan Keibun Daiosho and Houn Kobun Roshi.
We practice zazen while sitting, standing up, walking, lying down and getting up, brushing our teeth, eating, bathing, working, and so forth. Morning sitting and chanting are from 6:00-7:30 a.m. We usually hold three or more sesshins (retreats) during the year, which we plan to resume when the pandemic subsides. Other programs include baby blessings, funerals, weddings, and ordinations. See the Practice Schedule and Events for up-to-date information.
Please note the Center grounds are part of the training facility and not open to the public except by reservation. If you are interested in visiting Hakubai Zen Center, please contact us for further information. Please see our facility rental page for more information about holding an event at the center.
Our Teachers
With transmission certified by Soto Zen Headquarters in Japan, Daishin was designated as Kokusaifukyoshi (International Teacher) by Soto International. He was a dharma heir of Tenzan Keibun Roshi and Houn Kobun Roshi, and was a student of Seido Suzuki Roshi.
Also known as Sherab Sagpo, he received transmission in Kagyu and Nyingma branches of Tibetan Buddhism. He was a tantrika student of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche between 1972 and 1987.
As Martin Mosko he was the author, with Alxe Noden, of “Landscape as Spirit” (Shambhala Press) and “The Sound of Cherry Blossoms” (Shambhala Press), both books about dharma design.
He graduated from Yale University, where he completed two years’ graduate work in Sanskrit. He received 52 awards in garden design, with projects throughout the U.S. and in Japan.e of Hakubai Daishin Osho Abbot (Martin Mosko) is available on his website.
John Barnett
Hakuho Kikuu
John Barnett (Hakuho Kikuu) first practiced meditation as part of martial arts training in the 1980s, and began zen practice with Daishin Roshi in 2013. He received monk ordination in the lineage of Tenzan Keibun Daiosho at Jokoji Temple in Japan in 2018, and transmission from Daishin Roshi in 2022. He is grateful to Daishin Roshi for his teaching and for creating a space where people can explore what underlies thought and ego. He continues to learn how insights from meditation can help people relieve suffering. John lives in Boulder with his wife and son, and enjoys long runs on mountain trails.
Scott Peppet
Haku'un Shunshin
Scott Peppet (Haku'unShunshin, or White Cloud) began his Zen practice 37 years ago, although for a five-year period he practiced in a Dzogchen lineage before returning to Zen and beginning one-on-one training with Daishin Roshi in the early 2000s. He received monk ordination in the lineage of Tenzan Keibun Daiosho at Jokoji Temple in Japan in 2018, and transmission from Daishin Roshi in 2022. He lives in Boulder with his wife, his horse Copper, two dogs, and a very funny cat. His favorite Buddhist book is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s A Flash of Lightening in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, which offers commentary on Santideva’s classic Bodhicharyavatara. His favorite practice is trying to figure out how best to tie his robes