Kyozan Joshu Sasaki
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (佐々木承周, Sasaki Jōshū), Roshi (April 1, 1907 – July 27, 2014) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher who lived in Los Angeles, United States since 1962. He was one of the most influential but also controversial Zen masters in America, "coercing hundreds of [students] into having sexual contact with him" since at least the early 1970s. He sought to tailor his teachings to westerners, opening dozens of centres, and founding serving as head abbot of the Mount Baldy Zen Center, near Mount Baldy in California, and of the Rinzai-Ji order of affiliated Zen centers.
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Title | Roshi |
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Died | July 27, 2014 107) Los Angeles, California | (aged
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Rinzai |
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Teacher | Joten Soko Miura|Joten Soko Miura Roshi |
Based in | Mount Baldy Zen Center Bodhi Manda Zen Center Rinzai-Ji Zen Center |
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