Gokan Bonebakker, Osho
About the Teacher
Why study with them?
Bear Gokan Bonebakker first came to the Monastery in 1994, and has been in residence since 2007. He became a senior student in 2008 and took full monastic ordination with Shugen Roshi in 2014. He received Denkai (priestly transmission) from Shugen Roshi in 2025. Gokan is the Operations Director, helps coordinate the National Buddhist Prison Sangha, and works in the orchard. He is married to Mn. Shoan Ankele.
