Ryofu Pussel
Ryofu Pussel is a Japan-based German Buddhist monk and photographer.
Ryofu Pussel has published five books - for a complete list of publications (including books, magazines, newspapers, Ministry of Education materials, official city websites), please Click here: 1. For a list of his lectures, please click here: 2. For a list of his photographic exhibitions, please click here: 3.
He is fully licensed as a Soto-Zen-Buddhist monk, with shukke-tokudo, hossenshiki, shiho, zuise and denpo teaching license, all received in Japan.
He enjoys the Japanese Way of Tea, where he holds the highest teaching-license, (jun-kyoju),of the Urasenke-School of Tea, Kyoto.
He is a member of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (c/o University of Lausanne, Switzerland), the UK Association for Buddhist Studies (c/o University of Sunderland, UK), and the Tankokai, the Professional Association of Tea-teachers.
In addition, he is an ACTIVE member of Rotary International (Club President 2007-08, Bequest Society Member, Benefactor, Multiple Paul Harris Fellow). As a Rotarian, he is much involved in various international humanitarian projects.
He is a member of the Nikon Professional Services, as well as a member of the Professional Photographers of America, the National Press Photographers Association (USA), and the Royal Photographic Society (UK, Patron: Her Majesty The Queen).
Ryofu Pussel's university education includes a Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (University of Sunderland, England) and a Master of Education (University of Wollongong, Australia). He has also studied and successfully completed Philosophy courses (University of Oxford).
Literature
- Beautiful Japan: Cherry Blossoms of the Heian Shrine, Kyoto. A photographic journey
- Beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands: Providenciales. A photographic journey
- Dharma-Transmission in Dogen’s Zen Buddhism
- Tea and Buddhism. Chado: The Way of Tea as a Buddhist Path
- Communicatice Language Teaching