Soyen Shaku, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Soyen Shaku

Japanese Zen Buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1860

Place of Birth: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 29-Oct-1919

Profession: bhikkhu

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Soyen Shaku (? ??, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese Shaku Soen or Kogaku Shaku Soen) was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States.
He was a Roshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of both Kencho-ji and Engaku-ji temples in Kamakura, Japan.
Soyen was a disciple of Imakita Kosen.