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Brad Warner 
Brad WarnerSchool Soto Zen Dharma name(s) Odo Personal Nationality American Born March 5, 1964
Akron, OhioSenior posting Title Priest Religious career Teacher Gudo Wafu Nishijima Website Home Page - "Dimentia 13" redirects here. For the film, see Dementia 13.
Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964) is a Sōtō Zen priest, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist.
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Biography
Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio in 1964. His family traveled a lot for his father's job and he lived in different countries around the world but grew up mainly near Akron, Ohio and attended Kent State University. As a teenager Warner got into the music of the 1960s and hardcore punk,[1] and a friend of his took him to a show by Zero Defex. He auditioned for and joined the band after finding out they needed a bass guitarist. He began practicing Zen Buddhism under his first teacher, Tim McCarthy.[2] Warner later studied with Gyomay Kubose.[1]
He has played with Dimentia 13.
After the financial failure of his Dimentia 13 albums, Warner got a job in Japan with the JET Programme, and then later in 1994 with Tsuburaya Productions who made Ultraman.[1] Warner played the roles of various foreigners in their programms. While in Japan he met and trained with Gudo Wafu Nishijima,[2] who ordained him as a priest.
He agreed to write articles for SuicideGirls, the online soft porn site.[3]
In 2007 he directed the documentary film Cleveland’s Screaming, which depicts the punk rock scene in Akron and Cleveland in the 1980s. Also in 2007, Gudo Wafu Nishijima named Warner the leader of Dogen Sangha International.[4][5][6]
In 2008 Warner lost his job with the Japanese company he had been working for in the States.
As of January 2009 he is self-employed and leads the Dogen Sangha International.[6]
Bibliography
- Sin, and Zen: A Buddhist Exploration of Sex from Celibacy to Polyamory and Everything in Between. New World Library. 2010. ISBN 1978-1577319108.
- Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma. New World Library. 2009. ISBN 1577316541.
- Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye. New World Library. 2007. ISBN 1577315596.
- Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies & the Truth About Reality. Wisdom Publications. 2003. ISBN 086171380X.
upcoming-
- Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way: Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarika. Monkfish Book Publishing. 2009. ISBN 0982324626.
Discography
Compilations
- The New Hope. New Hope Records. 1983.
- P.E.A.C.E./War (double LP). RRadical Records. 1983.
- Midnight X-Mess #2 LP. Midnight Records. 1986.
- Midnight X-Mess #3 LP. Midnight Records. 1987.
Dimentia 13
- Dimentia 13. Midnight Records. 1985. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dimentia_13.
- Mirror Mind. Midnight Records. 1987. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dimentia_13.
- Disturb the Air. Midnight Records. 1989. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dimentia_13.
- T.V. Screen Head. Midnight Records. 1990. http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=dimentia_13.
- Flat Earth Society. Midnight Records. 1991. http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/card/0,,423565,00.html.
Guest appearances
- Twink and Plasticland (1989). You Need a Fairy Godmother. Midnight Records.
0DFx
- War Hero. Get Revenge Records. 2007. http://www.clevescene.com/2007-05-23/music/the-zen-of-clepunk/. (1983 debut reissue)
- drop the A-bomb. Get Revenge Records. 2007. http://www.getrevengerecords.com/next.htm. (1982 demo reissue)
- Discography. Get Revenge Records. 2007. http://www.getrevengerecords.com/next.htm. (1982 demo and 1983 debut, 2 CD)
- Zero Defex. 0DFx Records. 2008. http://cdbaby.com/cd/zerodfx. (New recordings 2007/2008)
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c "'Question of Authority' ...?" Interviewed by Gary Gach in The Buddhist Channel, Sep. 6, 2007
- ^ a b Brad Warner profile
- ^ Brad Warner's articles for Suicide Girls
- ^ Here and Now
- ^ SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP
- ^ a b Brad Warner and Dogen Sangha International
References
- "Interview with Brad Warner". Tapestry. 2007-08-14. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071112190604/http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/archives/2007/101407.html. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- "Hardcore Zen (Interview)". Here and Now. 2003-09-26. http://www.here-now.org/shows/2003/09/20030926_5.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
Further reading
- Ford, James Ishmael (2006). Zen Master Who? A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0861715098. http://books.google.com/books?id=-kut6gcyTNEC&dq=zen+master+who.
External links
- Brad Warner's blog
- Brad Warner's articles for Suicide Girls
- Dimentia 13 on the Midnight Records website
- Hardcore Zen at Wisdom Publications
- Audio Interview Series on Buddhist Geeks
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