Blanche at a jukai ceremony in the Buddha Hall in 2010. Photo: Shundo David Haye
The body of Zenkei Blanche Hartman will rest in the Buddha Hall at City Center, 300 Page Street, CA 94192, for three days. You are warmly invited to come and sit with her during this time; many people are sitting quietly in the Buddha Hall today. It’s best to come between 7 am and 9 pm, but do let us know if you need to come at another time.
As further arrangements are made for her funeral arrangements, we will post the information here.
I met Zenkei Blanche Hartman while staying at SFZC a few years ago. We sat together for dinner and talked about the death of loved ones. I had just lost my mother and she had recently lost her husband. We just talked, but through the words a wisdom was imparted and I will never forget the feeling of my heart after that.
She was a presence at SFZC I shall always treasure.
Annie Hartford