John Tesshin Sanderson

John Tesshin Sanderson
TitleRoshi
Personal life
Born
Religious life
ReligionZen Buddhism
SchoolSōtō
LineageWhite Plum Asanga
Senior posting
PredecessorTaizan Maezumi
WebsiteCentro Zen de México

John Tesshin Sanderson is a Soto Zen roshi of the White Plum Asanga and spiritual director of the Centro Zen de México in Coyoacán, Mexico City, one of twelve Dharma Successors of the late Taizan Maezumi. He moved to Mexico in 1987 at the request of Maezumi, and has been teaching there ever since.

He is also the spiritual director of the Comunidad Budista Zen Jardín de Luz" in Spain.