List of Famous people named Soyen

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Soyen Shaku

一瀬常次郎

First Name Soyen

Died on October 29, 1919

Born in Japan, Fukui Prefecture

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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