Career
Peter and Jane Schneider were early students of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi in the 1960s. Peter and Jane also assisted in transcription of his dharma talks for later publishing. They lived and studied in Japan from 1973 to 1995.
Peter Schneider first studied with Shunryu Suzuki-roshi in 1962 and returned to continue in 1967.
Peter received priest ordination from Suzuki-roshi in 1970. Jane Schneider studied with Shunryu Suzuki-roshi from 1967 until his death in 1971.
In 1973 Jane received priest ordination from Zentatsu Richard Baker-roshi. Currently she is studying with Myoan Grace Schireson, a dharma heir in the Suzuki-roshi tradition, in preparation for dharma transmission.