Zen Buddhist
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The revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
They divided up a former farm with a druid-pagan practice on one side, and a Zen Buddhist practice led by Mr. Sampson on the other.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
In the 1970s, he studied Zen Buddhist temples and gardens in Kyoto, and the interiors of his spiraling pieces have a meditative quality.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2022
US-Canadian author, film-maker and Zen Buddhist priest Ruth Ozeki has won this year's Women's Prize for Fiction.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2022
I think, I am already turning into a Zen Buddhist.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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