Liverpool Zen Group's teacher
Rev Dr Dave Shoji Scott FRS is the leader of the Liverpool Zen Group, an ordained Buddhist monk and recognised Zen teacher, and is also a widely published writer on Japan, Zen Buddhism, comparative religion and cookery, and has recently been made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Dave Shoji Scott Hoshi
After gaining a doctorate at Manchester University, he left academic life to travel and write. He went to Okinawa in 1974 where he studied with Master Kanei Uechi at the dojo in Futenma. On his return to Liverpool, he started his own dojo, which still thrives today. He is a 6th dan, a founder of the Uechi-Ryu Karate Association (Great Britain) and is presently ranked Renshi.
Dave has been a Zen practitioner with the Kanzeon Zen Buddhist Sangha since 1982 under the guidance of Genpo Merzel Roshi. In 2002 he was given the rank of Hoshi ("dharma holder") by Genpo Roshi – this means that he is now a qualified Zen teacher in the White Plum Asangha. In 2006, Dave took his monk's ordination ("tokudo") with Genpo Roshi at the Kanzeon Zen Centre in Salt Lake City, Utah (photos of the ceremony can be found in our Galleries).
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He resides in Liverpool and is joint owner of the Everyman Theatre and Bistro complex on Hope Street where The Dojo is located.
He has published over 25 books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. His publications include:
- The Elements of Zen. David Scott & Tony Doubleday (1996). Element Books. ISBN: 1862040427
- Easy-to-use Zen: Refresh And Calm Your Mind, Body and Spirit with the Wisdom of Zen. David Scott (2002). Vega Books. ISBN: 1843335875
- Simply Zen: Interiors and Gardens. David Scott, Sian Evans, Marc Peter Keane (2003). Soma Books. ISBN: 1579590853
- Three Bowl Cookbook: Secrets of Enlightened Cooking from a Zen Kitchen. David Scott, Tom Pappas, Caroline Uzielli (Editor), Dawn Henderson (Editor) (2000). Carroll & Brown. ISBN: 1903258030
