Ryuoh Michael Faulconer Shonin went to Boston in January of 2007. He is working in the New England area to spread the Dharma and establish a Nichiren Shu Sangha in New England. He was previously the 13th resident Minister of the Nichiren Buddhist Temple of Portland in Oregon. He had been a member of the Portland Temple for over eight years when he took vows (Tokudo) to become a minister in the future on January 26th 1997. His master is Ryuken Akahoshi Shonin. In April of 2001 he attended Shingyo Dojo (a 35 day training monastery). He finished the Shingyo Dojo training and was ordained as a Nichiren Buddhist Minister on May 19th 2001. Ryuoh Shonin has currently been working on a update to the Romanized Lotus Sutra, and several other books to be published soon on Nichiren Buddhism. www.newenglandbuddhist.org