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Rev. Kyōki Roberts | |
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| Personal life | |
| Nationality | American |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Sōtō |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Nonin Chowaney |
Rev. Kyōki Roberts (OPW) (died December 19, 2023)[1] is a retiredAmericanSōtō Zen priest. The singleDharma heir ofNonin Chowaney-roshi, Roberts receivedDharma transmission in June 2001 and was a member of an organization of priests known as the Order of the Prairie Wind (OPW), which is now defunct. She studied Zen inJapan and in the United States.
Roberts blended her practice with art during the 2003 exhibitionGestures: An Exhibition of Small Site-Specific Works atThe Mattress Factory Museum in Pittsburgh. Her installation exhibit,No where to go; nothing to do: Just Sitting, invited visitors to experience aspects ofZazen (seated meditation).[2]
In March 2006, Roberts served as a member of thePlenary Panel of Venerable Women: Women Living the Dharma in the 21st Century during the first Buddhist Women's Conference held atDePaul University and sponsored by the Buddhist Council of the Midwest.
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