The Diamond Sangha is an organization of Zen Buddhist centers founded by Robert and Anne Aitken in the living room of their Hawaiʻi home in October of 1959. The organization is known for making the rigors of traditional Zen accessible to practitioners, notably women, throughout the world. Bodhidharma, woodcut print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Robert Aitken and Anne Aitken Robert Baker Aitken (born 1917 in Philadelphia) is an American teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Harada-Yasutani (or Sanbo Kyodan) tradition, a blending of Soto and Rinzai schools. ... Robert Aitken and Anne Aitken Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken is considered by many to be one of the modern mothers of Zen Buddhism in the western world. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,941 sq mi (28,337 km²)  - Width n/a miles (n/a km)  - Length 1,522 miles (2,450 km)  - % water 41. ...

Teachers are committed to the ethical application of the Ten Grave Precepts, and Aitken and his successors continue to encourage interreligious dialogue and socially engaged Buddhism, including peace activism, prison reform, AIDS intervention, equality in gender and sexual orientation, and other issues of social justice. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Prison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system. ... The Red ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... Sexual orientation describes the direction of an individuals sexuality, often in relation to their own sex or gender. ... Social justice refers to conceptions of justice applied to an entire society. ...

Today, the Diamond Sangha has affiliate zen centers in South America, Australia, the United States and Europe, South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ...

External links

• Affiliates of the Diamond Sangha
• The Diamond Sangha on the The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
• Buddhist Peace Fellowship
• Robert Aitken
• Anne Hopkins Aitken
• Teachers Ethics Agreement