Soyen Shaku | |
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釈 宗演 | |
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| Title | Zen Master |
| Personal | |
| Born | January 10, 1860 |
| Died | October 29, 1919 (aged 59) |
| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| School | Rinzai |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Imakita Kōsen |
| Successor | Tetsuo Sōkatsu |
Soyen Shaku (釈 宗演, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese Shaku Sōen or Kōgaku Shaku Sōen) 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.