Utahn is Buddhist teacher

Left, former chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court Michael Zimmerman, left, receives the Shiho Dharma Transmission from Genpo Roshi at the Jewish Community Center in Salt Lake City Sunday. The public ceremony, which followed one Saturday night, signified Zimmerman's inheritance of the Soto-Zen lineage to become a Buddhist teacher and priest. At right, Zimmerman was given various gifts and documents by Genpo Roshi at the public ceremony.