Nhat Hanh

Nhat Hanh

male, 82 years old
Nhất Hạnh Religious leader thich nhat hanh Activism Vietnamese saigon … Zen Buddhist monk
Nhat Hanh (Vietnamese: "Nhất Hạnh"; IPA: is an expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. A teacher, author, and peace activist, Nhat Hanh was born... More
Hsuan Hua

Hsuan Hua

male, deceased (1995) (San Francisco, California, United States)
monk Tu Lun An Tzu Xuān Huà Shàng Rén "proclaim and transform" Hanyu Pinyin … Zen Buddhist monk
Venerable Master Hsuan Hua (Traditional Chinese: 宣化上人; Hanyu Pinyin: "Xuān Huà Shàng Rén", literal meaning:"proclaim and transform") (16 April, 1... More
Sheng-Yen

Sheng-Yen

male, 77 years old
monk doctorate Zen Buddhist monk Japanese language Western world Rinzai
Venerable Master Sheng-yen is one of the more famous living teachers of Chan (Japanese: Zen) Buddhism. Master Sheng Yen is the 57th generation... More

Zhaozhou

male
Tang Dynasty Buddhist chinese Buddhist zen bodhi tang dynasty … Zen Buddhist monk
Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age. At the age of 18, he met Nánquán Pǔyuàn (南泉普願 748–835; J: Nansen Fugan), a successor of M... More

Baizhang

male
Tang Dynasty Buddhist Chinese spiritual writer Dharma transmission tang dynasty chan monastic … Zen Buddhist monk
Baizhang Huaihai was a Chinese Zen master during the Tang Dynasty. He was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi (Wade-Giles: "Ma-tsu Tao-i"). Baizhang's... More
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki

Kyozan Joshu Sasaki

male, 101 years old
Centenarian April, 2007 zen mount baldy Japanese Zen Buddhist monk
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki, Roshi (born April 1, 1907) is a Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher who has lived in the United States since 1962. Joshu Sasaki is the... More
Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki

male, deceased (1971)
Buddhism in the United States Japanese Buddhist monk Zen Buddhist monk D.T. Suzuki Kanagawa Prefecture Soto Zen
Shunryu Suzuki (May 18, 1904 - December 4, 1971) was a Soto Zen priest born in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan. Suzuki was occasionally mistaken... More
Wuzhun Shifan

Wuzhun Shifan

male, deceased (1249)
painter monk Buddhist zen Calligrapher Song Dynasty … Zen Buddhist monk
Wuzhun Shifan was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and prominent Zen Buddhist monk who lived during the late Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD).
Issan Dorsey

Issan Dorsey

male
monk Buddhism in the United States Buddhist zen American dharma … Zen Buddhist monk
Issan ("Lone Mountain") Tommy Dorsey (1933-1997) was a Zen Buddhist monk, associated with the San Francisco Zen Center, and founder of the Hartford... More
Seung Sahn

Seung Sahn

male, deceased (2004)
Korean S?n patriarch seon korean Buddhist Korean Buddhism … Zen Buddhist monk
Seung Sahn Haeng Won Soen-sa (1927-2004) was a Korean Zen Buddhist monk, and the 78th patriarch in his lineage of Korean Zen (or Korean S?n)... More