Tanto – Head of Practice
Born in Utah and raised in London, Gengyoku Tim Wicks studied fine art at San Francisco State University and earned his MFA with distinction from California College of Arts and Crafts. He now paints in San Francisco. His first practice was in the Vipassana tradition. Drawn to Mahayana Buddhism and the bodhisattva ideal, he began attending San Francisco Zen Center and became a student of Dairyu Michael Wenger, receiving lay initiation in 2006 and priest ordination in 2013. From 2007 onward, he trained in sewing Buddha’s robe with Zenkei Blanche Hartman and now serves as the head sewing teacher at City Center. He is currently a student of Central Abott Rinso Ed Sattizahn and served as shuso (head monk) with him at City Center during the Fall 2016 practice period and at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for the 2017 Winter practice period.