Soyen Shaku
Deceased Person
1860 – 1919
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Who was Soyen Shaku?
Soyen Shaku was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a Roshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of both Kenchō-ji and Engaku-ji temples in Kamakura, Japan. Shaku was a disciple of Imakita Kosen.
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- Born
- Jan 10, 1860
Wakasa Province - Religion
- Buddhism
- Nationality
- Japan
- Died
- Oct 29, 1919
Kamakura
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on July 23, 2013
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