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Born	August 20, 1912 • New Haven • Connecticut
Died	May 6, 2004 (aged 91) • Rochester • New York
Founder	Rochester Zen Center
Subjects Of Study	Zen

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Li Hongzhi

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Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

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Hakuin

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Philip Whalen

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Guru Nanak

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Nishida Kitarō

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Sesshū

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Chögyam Trungpa

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Evagrius Ponticus

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Hui-neng

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Bahubali

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D.T. Suzuki

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Saint Seraphim of Sarov

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Takuan Sōhō

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Bunsei

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Suzuki Shōsan

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