A00024 - Sokei-an Sasaki, Japanese Rinzai Monk Who Founded the Buddhist Society of America
8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Sokei-an Sasaki 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Sokei-an Sasaki Title Roshi Personal life Born Yeita Sasaki March 10, 1882 Japan Died May 17, 1945 (age 63) Spouse Tomé Sasaki Ruth Fuller Sasaki Children Shintaro Seiko Shioko Education Imperial Academy of Art (Tokyo) California Institute of Art Website www.firstzen.org/ Religious life Religion Zen Buddhism School Rinzai Senior posting Teacher Sokatsu Shaku Soyen Shaku Based in Buddhist Society of America Predecessor Sokatsu Shaku Successor None Students 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 "When you go to Riverside Drive and sit beside the Hudson River, your thoughts come and go like sailing boats. Finally, they go away -- the mind becomes blank -- and you do...