A00015 - Taizan Maezumi, Japanese Soto Zen Buddhist Priest Who Contributed to the Development of Zen in the United States
Maezumi, Taizan 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi 前角 博雄 Title Rōshi Personal life Born February 24, 1931 Otawara, Tochigi , Japan Died May 14, 1995 (aged 64) Tokyo , Japan Spouse Martha Ekyo Maezumi Children Kyrie Maezumi Yuri Jundo Shira Yoshimi Education Komazawa University Religious life Religion Buddhism School Sōtō Rinzai Lineage Baian Hakujun Dai-osho [ web 1 ] Senior posting Predecessor Baian Hakujun Kuroda Koryū Osaka Hakuun Yasutani 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Founding Teacher of Yokoji Taizan Maezumi, Roshi (1931-1995) Founding teacher of Yokoji-Zen Mountain Center and the Zen Center of Los Angeles, Hakuyu Koun Taizan Maezumi Roshi was one of the most significant Zen practitioners of the twentieth century. During the last thirty-five years of his life, spent in the United States, he taught countless Westerners the subtle art of Zen meditation and practice. He was known to tell his students...