Shunryu Suzuki

Shunryu Suzuki was a Japanese Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States.
He was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1904.
He studied Zen Buddhism at Komazawa University and at the Eihei-ji and Sōji-ji monasteries.
In 1958, he moved to San Francisco to teach Zen Buddhism.
He founded San Francisco Zen Center and Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
He died in 1971 at the age of 67.
His book, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, is one of the most popular books on Zen Buddhism.
He is considered one of the most important figures in the introduction of Zen Buddhism to the West.