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President Emeritus Rev. Dr. David Ryoe Matsumoto served as a member of the faculty from 1995 and as IBS President from 2016 until his retirement in 2024 whereupon the Board of Trustees named him President Emeritus. Degrees and Certifications: Ph.D., […]

Professor Emerita Contact: daijaku@shin-ibs.edu After completing formal training as a Soto Zen priest, Daijaku obtained a Master’s degree in psychology, licensure as a psychotherapist, and trained as a chaplain at UCSF Medical Center. She completed her PhD in 2004. Her […]

Professor Emeritus Contact: rkpayne@shin-ibs.edu During his dissertation research into tantric fire ritual (Skt. homa, Jpn. goma) on Mt. Kōya in Japan, Payne also completed training as a Shingon priest (ajari). Clustering around his core research program on tantric ritual are […]