Since its founding in 2000, the Dharma Teacher Order has been a vehicle to share the Dharma with hundreds of eager students. Students that successfully complete the four year Dharma Studies program receive a certificate of completion and may be eligible to participate in the Dharma Teacher Training Program. At the successful completion of that, a student is ordained as a lay Dharma Teacher. As their teaching experience continues to grow, Dharma Teachers may be offered the opportunity to be ordained as Lay Priests and then as Senior Lay Priests.
Following is a list of students that have received ordination in the Dharma Teacher Order. These people are ordained as part of the 10th generation of the Lieu Quán lineage, and the 44th generation of the Lâm Tế (Linji) lineage of Vietnamese Zen. More information on the lineage of the DTO can be found on the website under the ‘Overview”, “Founder” link. (Direct link).
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Fully Ordained Lay Buddhist Priest
- 2016
- Fernando Camacho
- Maeve Eng-Wong
- Janet Reale
- 2022
- Elena Bravocruz
- Teo Castellanos
- Richard Zipoli
- 2023
- Michelle Härtel
- Deborah McDonald
- 2024
- Adrienne Baksa
- Richard Baksa
- Sondra Kaighen
Lay Buddhist Priest
- 2011
- Fernando Camacho
- Maeve Eng-Wong
- Florence Potter
- Janet Reale
- 2012
- Adrienne Baksa
- Richard Baksa
- 2013
- Tom Duva
- Victor Fama
- Michael Geres
- Sherry Horowitz
- 2014
- Candy Abdoo
- Frank Durante
- Jeff Kessler
- 2016
- Elena Bravocruz
- Teo Castellanos
- Richard Zipoli
- 2017
- Janet Freed
- Deborah McDonald
- 2018
- Michelle Härtel
- Sondra Kaighen
- 2022
- Giang Dao
- Bobbie Martin
- 2024
- Craig Hannah
Dharma Teacher
- 2000-2008
- Adrienne Baksa
- Richard Baksa
- Mr. Le Chi Giang
- Mr. Le Chi Toai
- Bill Chmera
- Bill Ford
- Jorge Gonzalez
- Bob Hoffman
- Mrs. Ton Nu Tuy Nhan
- Robert Sauncher
- Julie Wagner
- Jennifer Wheeler
- Richard Zipoli
- 2010
- Fernando Camacho
- Halley Clarke
- Val Clarke
- Tom Duva
- Maeve Eng-Wong
- Victor Fama
- Michael Geres
- Florence Potter
- Janet Reale
- 2011
- Candy Abdoo
- Nick Burlakoff
- Frank Durante
- Jeff Kessler
- Jennifer Maher
- 2012
- Sherry Horowitz
- Taru Jain
- Patricia Silvestri
- 2014
- Elena Bravocruz
- Teo Castellanos
- Susette Couso
- Aaron Doyle
- Janet Freed
- Orlando Gotera
- Mercedes Tanus
- 2016
- Sondra Kaighen
- Bobbie Martin
- Deborah McDonald
- Katherine O’Donnell
- Robin Ryan
- 2017
- Michelle Härtel
- Alexander Quiros
- 2018
- Giang Dao
- Fay Lavoie
- 2019
- Cathy Hill
- 2022
- Jeff Benoit
- Janet Crocker
- Richard Downey
- Craig Hannah
- Theodore Rasmussen
- 2023
- Allen Mann