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A Zen teacher is a person ordained in the tradition of
Zen
Buddhism to teach the
Dharma, guide students of meditation and perform rituals. Their
honorific titles include Roshi, Sensei
and Sunim. Most of them who are well-known are known
because of their published writings.
The term Zen master is often used to denote these
teachers. However, it is less commonly used for contemporary teachers.
This may be because Westerners learn the basic terms of Zen from their
teachers, most of whom are reluctant to proclaim themselves "Masters."
Historical teachers
in the Zen lineage
In somewhat chronological order:
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Gautama Buddha, also known as the
Buddha,
Siddhartha, or
Shakyamuni.
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Kashyapa
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Bodhidharma
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Hui-neng
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Joshu
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Lin-chi
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Eisai
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Dogen Zenji
Modern Asian teachers
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Dainin Katagiri
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Taizan Maezumi
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Thich Nhat Hanh
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Seung Sahn
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Sheng Yen
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D. T. Suzuki
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Shunryu Suzuki
Western women teachers
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Jan Chozen Bays
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Charlotte Joko Beck
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Joan Halifax
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Sandra Jishu Holmes
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Cheri Huber
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Jiyun Kennett
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Geri Larkin
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Barbara Rhodes
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Maurine Stewart
Western men teachers
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Robert Aitken
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Tenshin Reb Anderson
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Richard Baker Roshi
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Stephen Batchelor
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Ezra Bayda
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Nonin Chowaney
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Bernard Glassman
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John Daido Loori
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Barry Magid
Important lay practitioners
These people have not been ordained or given transmission, but their
writing has influenced the perception of Zen in America.
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David Chadwick
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Natalie Goldberg
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Jack Kerouac
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Dinty W. Moore
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Jean Smith
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Alan Watts
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