Michael Danan Henry is a Harada-Yasutani roshi

Roshi

is a Japanese honorific title used in Zen Buddhism that literally means "old teacher" or "elder master" and sometimes denotes a person who gives spiritual guidance to a Zen sangha or congregation...

 practicing in the Diamond Sangha lineage of Robert Baker Aitken

Robert Baker Aitken

Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Roshi was a Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959...

. The founding teacher of the Zen Center of Denver, Henry received Dharma transmission

Dharma transmission

Dharma transmission refers to "the manner in which the teaching, or Dharma, is passed from a Zen master to their disciple and heir...

 from Philip Kapleau

Philip Kapleau

Philip Kapleau was a teacher of Zen Buddhism in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition, a blending of Japanese Sōtō and Rinzai schools.-Early life:...

Roshi in 1989 and was subsequently recognized as a Diamond Sangha master by Robert Baker Aitken.http://www.zencenterofdenver.org/Lineage/teacher.html Danan Roshi created and implemented the Monastery Without Walls training program; the Lotus in the Flame Lay Order; and the Every Minute Zen mindfulness practice.

On September 12, 2010, Danan Roshi gave Dharma transmission and appointment of abbacy to Karin Kempe; Ken Morgareidge; and Peggy Sheehan.