Complex sentence: She was a student of Maezumi, from 1977 until his death in 1995, and from whom she received dharma transmission in 1983 becoming his 4th dharma heir and, after Joko Beck, the second woman.
Split into simpler sentences: She was a student of Maezumi from 1977 until his death in 1995. She received dharma transmission from him in 1983 becoming his 4th dharma heir and, after Joko Beck, the second woman.