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Roland sensei was born in Richmond B.C. He attended the Steveston Buddhist temple
and the Calgary Buddhist temple when his family moved there in the 1970’s. He is a
retired physician who worked in senior’s care (Geriatric Medicine). While an active
temple member all his life he started studying Buddhism more seriously in 2016. He
received his first level ordination (Tokudo) in Japan in 2019 and his second level
ordination (Kyoshi) in 2022. Besides his temple life he enjoys golf in the summer and is
trying to learn the Taiko. He is married to Brenda and has two adult children.