Historic Masters Masters and Teachers Zen Lineages

• Venerable Master Hsuan Hua - Master Hauan Hua was one of the earliest Chinese Chan masters to have set foot in the USA. He received transmission in the Wei-Yang lineage from Master Hsu Yun. He founded the City of Ten Thousand Buddha in 1976 and passed away in 1995.
• Yasutani Roshi - This site contains a brief biography of Yasutani zen Hakuun Roshi who formally established Sanbo Kyodan - zen a modern Japanese Zen lineage based on a zen synthesis of Soto and Rinzai Zen. It includes zen links to additional references.
• Ban Tetsugyu Roshi - Ban Tetsugyu Roshi was a Dharma successor of Harada Roshi. He established two temples in Japan, Kannonji (Iwate) and Tetsugyuji (Oita). He retired from Toshoji on May 10,1992 and died Jan, 21, 1996.
• Jiyu-Kennett - Founder of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives, following zen the Serene zen Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen)Tradition. First zen Abbess of Shasta Abby. zen b. 1924, d., zen 1996.
• Yasutani Hakuun - 1885-1973 Founder of Sanbo Kyodan historic masters Zen

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