# Soyen Shaku

> Soyen Shaku was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a rōshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of both Kenchō-ji and Engaku-ji temples in Kamakura, Japan. Soyen was a disciple of Imakita Kosen.

*Japanese Zen Buddhist monk (1860–1919)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/soyen-shaku

## Identity
- **Country:** Japan
- **Born:** 1860-01-10
- **Died:** 1919-10-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Soyen Shaku](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyen_Shaku)
- [Soen Şaku](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soen_%C5%9Eaku)
- [Shaku Sōen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaku_S%C5%8Den)
- [Σογιέν Σακού](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%AD%CE%BD_%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%8D)
- [Soyen Shaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyen_Shaku)
- [Shaku Soyen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaku_Soyen)
- [Soyen Shaku](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyen_Shaku)
- [釈宗演](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%88%E5%AE%97%E6%BC%94)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3481283)

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