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Shunryu Suzuki
Acting
18 May 1904
† 04 Dec 1971
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States. 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.
Also Known As
鈴木 俊隆, Suzuki Roshi
