Colombia Soto Zen Community's lineage
 

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.
 

Kosho Uchiyama Roshi

   He was born in Tokyo in 1912. In 1937 he obtained a Masters degree in Western Philosophy at Waseda University. Four years later, he was ordained as Soto Zen monk by Sawaki Roshi. After Sawaki Roshi passed away in 1965 he became abbot of Antaiji, in Kyoto. Uchiyama Roshi developed the practice at Antaiji in which he included a five day monthly Sesshin. Contrary to his teacher, he did not travelled very often, but tried to stay at Antaiji with his disciples as much as possible. In 1975 he retired from Antaiji and went to live at Noke-in a little temple in the outskirts of Kyoto, until he died in 1998. He wrote about 20 books about Zen, including some translations of Dogen Zenji's texts into modern Japanese. Some of his works are translated into English such as "Refining your life" (Weatherhill, Tokyo, 1983), The Zen teachings of Homeless Kodo (Sotoshu Shumucho. Tokyo, 1996), The Wholehearted Way (Charles E. Tuttle. Boston, MA. 1996), "Opening the hand of thought (Wisdom Publications. Boston, MA. 2004). Uchiyama Roshi was also a known master of Origami and he published some books about this art.