Zen Buddhist
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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
Ozeki, who is also a filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest, is the author of three previous novels, including the environmentally themed “My Year of Meats” and “All Over Creation.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022
Dr. Kritee Kanko, Zen Buddhist priest and climate scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, tweeted she was a friend of Bruce and the act had been planned for over a year.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2022
A Facebook account that Dr. Kritee identified as Mr. Bruce’s had commemorated the death of Thich Nhat Hanh, an influential Zen Buddhist master and antiwar activist who died in January.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2022
I think, I am already turning into a Zen Buddhist.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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