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Brad Warner (born March 5, 1964) is an American Sōtō Zen priest, author, blogger, documentarian and punk rock bass guitarist. ==Biography== Brad Warner was born in Hamilton, Ohio, in 1964. His family traveled for his father's job and Warner spent some time in Nairobi, Kenya, but grew up mainly near Akron, Ohio,〔 and attended Kent State University. As a teenager Warner got into the music of the 1960s and hardcore punk,〔("'Question of Authority' ...?" ) Interviewed by Gary Gach in The Buddhist Channel, Sep. 6, 2007〕 and a friend of his took him to a show by Zero Defex. He auditioned for and joined the band after finding out they needed a bass guitarist. He began practicing Zen Buddhism under his first teacher, Tim McCarthy.〔〔(Brad Warner profile )〕〔 Warner later studied with Gyomay Kubose.〔 He has played with Dimentia 13. After the financial failure of his Dimentia 13 albums, Warner got a job in Japan with the JET Programme, and then later in 1994 with Tsuburaya Productions who made Ultraman.〔 Warner played the roles of various foreigners in their programs. While in Japan he met and trained with Gudo Wafu Nishijima,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sex, Sin & Zen: Brad Warner and the Lust for Enlightenment )〕 who ordained him as a priest. He agreed to write articles for SuicideGirls, the online soft porn site.〔(Brad Warner's articles ) for Suicide Girls〕 In 2007 he directed the documentary film ''Cleveland’s Screaming'', which depicts the punk rock scene in Akron and Cleveland in the 1980s.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cleveland's Screaming! )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cleveland’s Screaming: New Doc Looks at 80s Punk Scenes )〕 Also in 2007, Gudo Wafu Nishijima named Warner the leader of Dogen Sangha International which Nishijima had founded.〔〔(Brad Warner and Dogen Sangha International )〕 Warner dissolved the organization in April 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dogen Sangha International is No More )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dogen Sangha International Post Mortem )〕 In 2008 Warner lost his job with the Japanese company he had been working for in the States and as of January 2009 he was self-employed. In 2012, Warner moved to California and started Dogen Sangha Los Angeles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url =http://www.dogensanghalosangeles.org )〕 In 2013, Pirooz Kalayeh directed a film about Warner entitled ''Brad Warner's Hardcore Zen''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Hardcore Zen: The Movie )〕 The film premiered on October 5, 2013 in Amsterdam at the Buddhist Film Festival of Europe.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brad Warner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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