1860 - 1919
Soyen Shaku
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| Birthday |
10th January, 1860
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| Birthplace |
Kamakura, Japan
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| Died |
29th October, 1919
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Soyen Shaku (釈 宗演, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese Shaku Sōen or Kōgaku Shaku Sōen) was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a Rōshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of both Kenchō-ji and Engaku-ji temples in Kamakura, Japan. Soyen was a disciple of Imakita Kosen.
