Rev. Master Jisho Perry was ordained in 1971, transmitted the following year by Rev. Master Jiyu-Kennett and was one of her senior disciples. He established the Santa Barbara Buddhist Priory and Pine Mountain Buddhist Temple on her behalf. He spent more than half of his 39 years as a monk in those temples. He had been a member of the Shasta Abbey community since 2001 and died peacefully on May 3, 2023 after a long illness.
All of Rev. Master Jisho’s Dharma Talks in reverse chronological order:
Honoring Kshtigarbha
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2016 Length of talk: 32 min/11 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Letting the Self Dissolve
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2016 Length of talk: 21 min/7 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Reflections on the Scripture of the Buddha’s Last Teaching
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2015 Length of talk: 37 min/13 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Reflections on Karma and Rebirth
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2015 Length of talk: 36 min/13 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Renunciation
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2014 Length of talk: 22 min/10 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Nemesis Dragon
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2014 Length of talk: 27 min/9 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Changing Perceptions
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2014 Length of talk: 43 min/15 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
The Purpose For Living
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2013 Length of talk: 33 min/12 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Looking Inward
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2013 Length of talk: 34 min/12 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Patience As Inclusiveness
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2013 Length of talk: 32 min/11 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
The Bodhisattva Mind
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2013 Length of talk: 32 min/11 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →
Avalokiteshwara Festival: An Untitled Poem
Author: Rev. Master Jisho Perry Link to talk: Listen / Download Date of talk: 2012 Length of talk: 29 min/10 MB Location of talk: Shasta Abbey Continue reading →