Hakuun Yasutani
1885–1973 · Japan
About
Hakuun Yasutani was a Sōtō Zen priest and the founder of the Sanbo Kyodan, a lay Japanese Zen group. Through his students Philip Kapleau and Taizan Maezumi, Yasutani has been one
Buddhist tradition
Zen / Sanbo Kyodan
English
Biography
Hakuun Yasutani was a Sōtō Zen priest and the founder of the Sanbo Kyodan, a lay Japanese Zen group. Through his students Philip Kapleau and Taizan Maezumi, Yasutani has been one of the principal forces in founding western (lay) Zen-practice.
Teachings & topics
MeditationMindfulnessCompassionLiberation
Bibliography
- 正法眼蔵三百則提唱2019 · Shunjūsha
- Flowers fall1996 · Shambhala
- Zen no shinzui Shōyōroku1973 · Shunjūsha
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