- Geri Larkin
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birth_name = Geraldine Kapp Willis
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denomination =Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
school =Seon
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website =P'arang Geri Larkin, born Geraldine Kapp Willis, is founder and former head teacher of
Still Point Zen Buddhist Temple inDetroit, Michigan , a KoreanChogye center. The name Geri Larkin is apen name , and she graduated fromBarnard College in 1973. [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Books, etc.| work =| publisher =Barnard College | date =| url =http://alum.barnard.edu/site/PageServer?pagename=alu_mag_spring03_booksetc| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-11-02] Geri Larkin, daughter of a wealthy IBM executive, left her successful business life as a management consultant to enter a Buddhist seminary for 3 years where she was ordained. When she left she sold her material possessions and bought a brick duplex in downtown Detroit which, with the help of local residents she cleaned up and turned into Still Point.She currently resides in
Seattle, Washington .ee also
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Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States Books
*"Stumbling Toward Enlightenment"
*"Building a Business the Buddhist Way"
*"Tap Dancing in Zen"
*"First You Shave Your Head"
*"The Still Point Dhammapada: Living the Buddha's Essential Teachings"
*"The Chocolate Cake Sutra" ISBN 0060836954References
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