IN THE NEWS
Sonoma Valley High graduate follows in father's footsteps at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
Nyoze Kwong has just finished his first year as abbot of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center, succeeding his father, Jakusho Kwong-roshi.
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by Daniel Johnson, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
October 3, 2024
IN THE NEWS
Beloved Sonoma Zen leader reflects on his life and teachings
Jakusho Kwong-roshi stepped down at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center after serving as abbot for 50 years.
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by Daniel Johnson, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
February 8, 2024
IN THE NEWS
‘Watershed moment’ as new leader takes reins at Sonoma Mountain Zen Center
The center in Santa Rosa welcomed a new abbot for the first time since it was founded in 1973.
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by Paulina Pineda, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
September 2, 2023
IN THE NEWS
A Refuge Saved: How the Sonoma Mountain Zen Center’s Priests & Followers Battled the Nuns Fire
The fire that consumed more than 50,000 acres, took three lives, and burned more than 1,300 structures threatened to torch the Zen Center’s 81 acres.
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by Suzanne Gannon, SONOMA MAGAZINE
October, 2019
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