Congratulations! At City Center on September 23, 2017, nine people received lay initiation. Photos by Deborah Svoboda.
Teachers and initiates: Rinso Ed Sattizahn: Chloe Atreya; Ryushin Paul Haller: Ken Collins and Tyler Stump; Keiryu Lien Shutt: Malcolm Bowles, Anton Kovalyov, Lynn Eubanks, Bong Lau, Brad Webster, and Sheri Macatangay.
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The three preceptors, from left: Rinso Ed Sattizahn, Ryushin Paul Haller, Keiryu Lien Shutt
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The initiates chant together after receiving their rakusus