Adyashanti

male
Open Gate Sangha, Inc, bay area, sanskrit, chan, guru, advaita vedanta…San Francisco Zen Center, zen
Adyashanti (Sanskrit word meaning, "primordial peace"), is a spiritual teacher from the Bay Area who gives regular Satsangs in the United States...

Huineng

male
Tang Dynasty Buddhist, zen, Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, chan, monastic, chinese…Zen Patriarchs
Huineng was a Chinese Chan (Chinese Zen) monastic who is one of the most important figures in the entire tradition. Huineng is the Sixth Patriarch...
Paul Reps

Paul Reps

male, deceased (1990)
Haven Institute, American metaphysics writer, American spiritual writer, Metaphysics writer, zen, Buddhist
Paul Reps (1895-1990) was an American artist, poet, and author. He is best known for his unorthodox haiku-inspired poetry that was published from...
Gil Fronsdal

Gil Fronsdal

male
San Francisco Bay Area, vipassana, Buddhist, zen, Stanford University, American…San Francisco Zen Center, Berkeley Zen Center
Gil Fronsdal is a Buddhist who has practiced Zen and Vipassana since the 1970s, and is currently a Buddhist teacher who lives in the San Francisco...
Taizan Maezumi

Taizan Maezumi

male, deceased (1995)
Buddhism in the United States, Buddhist, zen, Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist monk, Japanese…Zen Buddhist monk
The Venerable Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi Roshi (known as Taizan Maezumi) (February 24, 1931-May 14, 1995), was a Zen Buddhist monk who had a seminal...

Eisai

male
Dōgen, Okayama, Okayama, okayama, Tiantai, Japanese, Rinzai Zen…Zen Buddhist monk, zen, zen buddhism
Myōan Eisai was a Japanese Buddhist priest, credited with bringing the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism and green tea from China to Japan. He is o...
Linji

Linji

male, deceased (866)
Tang Dynasty Buddhist, zen, enlightened, Buddha-nature, fly-whisk, Heze…Zen Buddhist monk
Línjì Yìxuán (?–866) was the founder of the Linji school of Zen-Chán Buddhism during Tang Dynasty China. Linji was born into a family named Xing (邢...
Zazie

Zazie

female, 45 years old
singer, zen, French, Ali Staton, Made in Love, Made in Live
Zazie (born Isabelle de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French singer and songwriter. She also co-produces her...
Janwillem van de Wetering

Janwillem van de Wetering

male, 78 years old
Lincoln, Outsider in Amsterdam, Grijpstra and de Gier, Zen Buddhist, short stories, From Rotterdam…zen
Janwillem van de Wetering (middle name: Lincoln), born 12 February 1931, is the author of a number of works in English and Dutch. He is...

Burton Watson

male, 84 years old
Stanford University, lotus sutra, Japanese, chinese, Japanese language, PEN Translation Prize…zen
Burton Watson is a translator of Chinese and Japanese literature. Watson was born in New York City, United States. He has taught at Columbia,...