Hakuun Yasutani

Hakuun Yasutani
Yasutani Rōshi and Brigitte D'Ortschy
TitleRōshi
Personal
Born1885
Died1973 (aged 87–88)
ReligionJapanese Zen
NationalityJapanese
SchoolSanbo Kyodan
Senior posting
PredecessorHarada Daiun Sogaku
SuccessorYamada Koun
Taizan Maezumi

Hakuun Yasutani (安谷 白雲, Yasutani Haku'un, 1885–1973) was a Sōtō 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.