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The TV series Fargo makes liberal use of koans. For example, in episode 5, titled "The Six Ungraspables" (May 2014), Gus' rabbi-like neighbor relates a parable, [1] [3] and in episode 6, "Buridan's Ass", Malvo has Don (voice disguised) phone Stavros and read a koan over the telephone.
Shunryu Suzuki (鈴木 俊隆 Suzuki Shunryū, dharma name Shōgaku Shunryū 祥岳俊隆, often called Suzuki Roshi; May 18, 1904 – December 4, 1971) was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia (Tassajara Zen Mountain Center). [1]
Wumen was born in Hangzhou.His first master was Gong Heshang. Wumen received his spiritual education, also called Dharma transmission in Buddhist teaching, in the Linji line (Japanese: Rinzai) of Zen from Zen master Yuelin Shiguan (月林師觀; Japanese: Gatsurin Shikan) (1143–1217).
Zen master is a somewhat vague English term that arose in the first half of the 20th century, sometimes used to refer to an individual who teaches Zen Buddhist meditation and practices, usually implying longtime study and subsequent authorization to teach and transmit the tradition themselves.
Bassui Tokushō (抜隊 得勝, 1327–1387) was a Rinzai Zen Master born in modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture who had trained with Sōtō and Rinzai Zen-masters. Bassui was tormented by the question "Who is the one that sees, hears, and understands?" [1] This question was also central in his teachings, [2] and still inspires present-day Zen ...
Henry Shukman (born 1962 in Oxford, Oxfordshire) is an English meditation teacher, Zen master, poet and author.Shukman teaches mindfulness and awakening practices. He is an authorised Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, [1] the spiritual director emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, [2] and the co-founder and lead meditation teacher of The Way meditation app. [3] Previous to this, Shukman ...
"Review of Zen Master Dōgen's Three Hundred Kōans". Journal of Buddhist Ethics. Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Introduction to the Shinji Shobogenzo translated by Gudo Wafu Nishijima - Edited by Michael Luetchford & Jeremy Pearson; Dogen's 300 Koans by Daido Loori, delivered at the Symposium on Dogen Zen at Stanford University
Under the guidance of Zen Master Seung Sahn, Amon received his accreditation as a meditation teacher. Afterwards, he continued on to Japan, there he joined the dojo of Zen Master G. W. Nishijima of the Soto Zen order. There, Amon was trained and certified as a Zen master. From there, he continued to Pune, India and taught Zen at Osho's ...