About the Wallowa Buddhist Temple monks
Reverend Master Meido Tuttle, M.O.B.C.
Chief Priest and Prior, Wallowa Buddhist Temple
Reverend Master Meido Tuttle is a disciple of the late Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett, who was first Abbess of Shasta Abbey and the Founder of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. Rev. Meido was ordained by her in 1980, Transmitted by her in 1983, and trained at Shasta Abbey monastery for 22 years. Rev. Meido was named a Master in the Order in 1999.
Rev. Meido began serving as a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher in northeast Oregon in November of 2002, with the blessing of the then-Head of the Order, the late Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy. With the encouragement of Head of the Order Rev. Master Haryo Young, in 2003 Rev. Meido established the Wallowa Buddhist Temple.
Rev. Meido offers spiritual guidance for our tiny community, our local and remote congregation, and our guests, as we follow the Buddha’s Way.
Rev. Meido has been practicing Serene Reflection Meditation since 1973.
Reverend Clairissa Beattie, F.O.B.C.
Assistant Prior, Wallowa Buddhist Temple
Reverend Clairissa Beattie, a disciple of Reverend Master Meido Tuttle, came to the Wallowa Buddhist Temple in 2010 after more than ten years of monastic training in the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives.
Rev. Clairissa was ordained in 2001 by the late Reverend Master Meiko Jones, then-Prior at the Portland Buddhist Priory. At Rev. Meiko’s request, Rev. Clairissa also trained at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, Shasta Abbey, and at the Fugen Forest Hermitage under the late Rev. Master Daizui MacPhillamy. Rev. Clairissa was Transmitted by Rev. Meido Tuttle at the Wallowa Buddhist Temple in 2012, and named a Teacher in 2014.
Rev. Clairissa is a Zen Buddhist priest and teacher. As Assistant Prior, she aids Rev. Meido in daily services and in all aspects of temple life, including spiritual counseling and the offering of the Dharma.
Rev. Clairissa has been practicing Serene Reflection Meditation since 1993.
Mei Mei, temple cat, Wallowa Buddhist Temple
Mei Mei, whose name means “Little Sister” in Chinese, came to the temple in 2021, when Rev. Meido adopted her as a kitten from the Wallowa County Humane Society.
Mei Mei offers a loving, calm presence in the temple.