Shunryu Suzuki
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1904 – 1971
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Who was Shunryu Suzuki?
Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia. Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center, which along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.
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- Born
- May 18, 1904
Kanagawa Prefecture - Also known as
- Shunryū Suzuki
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- Japan
- Education
- Komazawa University
- Died
- Dec 4, 1971
San Francisco
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on July 23, 2013
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