Shunryu Suzuki
Not to be confused with Buddhist scholar D. T. Suzuki Shunryu Suzuki Suzuki from 1970 back cover of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind School Sōtō Personal Born (1904-05-18)May 18, 1904 Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Died December 4, 1971(1971-12-04) (aged 67) San Francisco Senior posting Title Roshi Successor Zentatsu Richard Baker Family Spouse Mitsu Suzuki Part of a series on Zen Buddhism Main articles Zen Chinese Chán Vietnamese Thiền Korean Seon Japanese Zen Zen in the USA Persons Chán in China Bodhidharma Huineng (Enō) Mazu Daoyi (Baso) Shitou Xiqian (Kisen) Dongshan Liangjie (Tozan) Xuefeng Yicun (Seppo) Linji Yixuan (Rinzai) Dahui Zonggao (Tahui) Zen in Japan Dogen Hakuin Seon in Korea Taego Bou Jinul Seongcheol Zen in the USA D.T. Suzuki Hakuun Yasutani Taizan Maezumi Shunryu Suzuki Seung Sahn Category: Zen Buddhists Doctrines Zen and Sutras Doctrinal background of Zen Buddha-nature Yogacara Sunyata Bodhisattva Traditions Dharma transmission Zen lineage charts Zen ranks and hierarchy Zen organisation and institutions Zen Narratives Awakening Kensho Satori Sudden Enlightenment Silent illumination Teachings Ten Ox-Herding Pictures Five ranks of Tozan Three mysterious Gates Four Ways of Knowing Practice Zazen / Shikantaza Kōan practice Schools East Mountain Teaching Hongzhou school Five Houses of Chán Rinzai school Sōtō school Sanbo Kyodan White Plum Asanga Related schools Huayan Tiantai Pure Land Buddhism v t e Part of a series on Western Buddhism Main articles Western Buddhism Buddhist modernism Buddhism in the United States Historical Greco-Buddhism Buddhism and the Roman world Tibetan dissemination 14th Dalai Lama In the United States Chögyam Trungpa In England Geshe Kelsang Gyatso In Germany Lama Anagarika Govinda Theravada dissemination Vipassana movement In England Anagarika Dharmapala Sangharakshita Ajahn Chah In Germany Nyanatiloka Nyanaponika Thera In the United States Thanissaro Bhikkhu Joseph Goldstein Jack Kornfield Zen dissemination Zen in the United States Modern Chinese Chán Hsuan Hua Sheng-yen Hsing Yun Rinzai Zen D.T. Suzuki Soto Zen Shunryu Suzuki Sanbo Kyodan Haku'un Yasutani White Plum Asanga Taizan Maezumi Korean Seon Seung Sahn Vietnamese Thiền Thich Nhat Hanh Listing of Zen Buddhists Amidist dissemination In England David Brazier In Canada Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples of Canada Exchange Buddhism and Christianity Buddhism and Gnosticism Buddhism and psychology Buddhism and Western Philosophy General Buddhism Buddhism Outline of Buddhism Traditions Hinayana Theravada Mahayana Vajrayana Navayana Asian countries Indian Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism Chinese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism Listing of Buddhist topics v t e Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi) (born May 18, 1904, Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan; died December 4, 1971 in San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). Suzuki founded San Francisco Zen Center, which along with its affiliate temples, comprises one of the most influential Zen organizations in the United States. A book of his teachings, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen and Buddhism in the West.