Since the origins of Buddhism until our days, the teachings have been transmitted in a direct way from teacher to disciple, form heart to heart.

In order to assure the continuity of a pure transmission it is necessary to keep a direct link with a live teacher.

Shotai de la Rosa Sensei

She began her practice in Bogotá in 1989. In 1990 she traveled to Valencia Spain, to study with Rev. Dokusho Villalba. She lived at the temple Luz Serena until 1992, when she went to Italy to practice with Rev. Fausto Taiten Guareshi at the Shobozan Fudenji Temple. In 1998, Shotai de la Rosa continued studying and practicing in Tassajara Mountai Temple of San Francisco Zen Center. In 2002 she was transferred to the city temple at San Francisco. While she was there, she met Master Shohaku Okumura Roshi and began a teacher student relationship. In 2004 following her master she moved to Bloomington, Indiana. In 2005 she received Dharma transmission from Okumura Roshi. In 2006 she traveled to Japan to study at the Education Temple for women Aichi Senmon Nisodo in Nagoya. In 2007 she did Zuisse at the two main temples of the Soto Zen School, Eiheiji and Sojiji. She is full member of the Soto Zen Budhist Association of North America and life-time member of the San Francisco Zen Center. At present she is the Head Priest of the Daishin Temple of the Colombia Soto Zen Community.