Shunryū Suzuki
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). 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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Suzuki from 1970 back cover of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind | |
| Title | Roshi |
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| Born | May 18, 1904 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | December 4, 1971 (aged 67) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Spouse | Mitsu Suzuki |
| School | Sōtō |
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| Successor | Suzuki Hoitsu Zentatsu Richard Baker |
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