Bill Powell’s talk on Master Dogen’s “This Very Body is the Buddha” @ SBZC 07/13/2025. William (Bill) Powell is Professor Emeritus of two UCSB departments, Religious Studies and East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies. He was trained in the philological methods of Buddhist studies, which was the basis for his translation and study of the prominent 9th century Chan (Zen) monk, Dong shan. His more recent work focused on the relationship between Chinese Buddhism, pilgrimage and sacred space, particularly mountains.