Soen-roshi, Nakagawa

Nakagawa Soen (1907-1984) was a Rinzai Zen teacher who, although he rarely came to the United States himself, was responsible for sending a number of important Zen teachers to America, including Eido Tai Shimano and Hakuun Yasutani. Those who journeyed to Japan to study under Soen-roshi included Robert Aitken, Philip Kapleau, and Maurine Stuart.