Martine Batchelor (born 1953), a former
JogyeBuddhist nun, is the author of several books on
Buddhism currently residing in
France. She and her husband,
Stephen Batchelor, work mostly in the
United Kingdom and occasionally in the
United States. In addition to writing books, she leads meditation groups with her husband that incorporate aspects of Zen,
vipassanā, and
Tibetan Buddhism. Batchelor also
blogs frequently for the U.S.-based Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. She studied Jogye
Zen Buddhism for ten years at
Songgwangsa with her former teacher Master Kusan
Sunim, being ordained as a nun in 1975. Batchelor served as Kusan's interpreter on speaking tours of the
United States and
Europe from 1981 to 1985, the year she left
monastic life, married Stephen Batchelor, and returned to Europe. There she became a member of Sharpham North Community and served as a guiding teacher at Gaia House, both of which are based in
Devon, England.[1] She has also led a Buddhist studies program at Sharpham College in
Totnes,
Devon.[2] MB speaks
English,
Korean, and
French and can read
Chinese characters.[3]
Bibliography
Batchelor, Martine; Stephen Batchelor (2019). What is this? Ancient questions for modern minds. Tuwhiri. p. 176.
ISBN978-0-473-47497-3.
Batchelor, Martine (2014). Spirit of the Buddha. Sacred Literature Series, Yale University Press.
ISBN978-0-30017-500-4.
Batchelor, Martine (2007). Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits. Wisdom Publications.
ISBN978-0-86171-521-3.
OCLC80360699.
Batchelor, Martine; Sŏnʼgyŏng Sunim (2006). Women in Korean Zen: Lives and Practices. Syracuse University Press.
ISBN0-8156-0842-X.
OCLC61694707.
Batchelor, Martine (2004). The Path of Compassion: The Bodhisattva Precepts. Rowman Altamira.
ISBN0-7591-0517-0.
OCLC56608957.
Batchelor, Martine; Gill Farrer-Halls (1996). Walking on Lotus Flowers: Buddhist Women Living, Loving and Meditating. Thorsons.
ISBN0-7225-3231-8.
OCLC34886778.