Soyen Shaku
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| Date of birth | January 10,1860 |
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| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Wakasa Province |
| Date of died | October 29,1919 |
| Died | Kamakura |
| Kanagawa Prefecture | |
| Japan | |
| Titles | Zen master |
| Successor | Tetsuo Sōkatsu |
| Predecessor | Imakita Kosen |
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| ID | 876055 |
About Soyen Shaku
Soyen Shaku was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a Rōshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of both Kenchō-ji and Engaku-ji temples in Kamakura, Japan. Soyen was a disciple of Imakita Kosen.
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