Maurine Stuart became president and spiritual director of the Cambridge Buddhist Association in 1979.
11 Facts About Maurine Stuart
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Maurine Stuart studied music and graduated from the University of Manitoba.
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Maurine Stuart moved to Paris, France in 1949 to study piano under Nadia Boulanger, Robert and Gaby Casadesus, and Alfred Cortot.
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In 1966, Maurine Stuart joined the Zen Studies Society in New York City, then led by Eido Tai Shimano.
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Maurine Stuart practiced under Haku'un Yasutani for some time during this period.
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Maurine Stuart was ordained as a priest by Shimano in 1977.
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Maurine Stuart is featured in Zen in America: Five Teachers and the Search for American Buddhism by Helen Tworkov.
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Tworkov reports that Maurine Stuart left the Shimano lineage in 1977 because of his mistreatment of women.
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In 1979, Maurine Stuart became president and spiritual director of the Cambridge Buddhist Association.
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In 1985, Maurine Stuart ordained Sherry Chayat as a Zen priest.
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In 1988, Maurine Stuart ordained Susan Jion Postal as a Zen priest.