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Sōyū Matsuoka was born on 1912 in Hiroshima, Japan, is a Dr. Soyu Matsuoka along with Sokei an and Nyogen Senzaki. Discover Sōyū Matsuoka's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Born 1912, 1912
Birthday 1912
Birthplace Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death 1997
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1912

Dr. Soyu Matsuoka (松岡 操雄, 1912–1997), along with Sokei-an and Nyogen Senzaki, was one of the early Zen teachers to make the United States his home.

Shortly before World War II Matsuoka came to the US, to serve Japanese immigrants.

He came to be the assistant to the abbot of Zenshuji Temple in Los Angeles, and was later the supervisor at Sokoji Soto Zen Mission (Temple) in San Francisco.

1949

Matsuoka established the Chicago Buddhist Temple in 1949 (now the Zen Buddhist Temple of Chicago).

1960

In the 1960s he gathered a following of Americans.

Richard Langlois was one of the first Americans ever to receive Dharma transmission.

1970

In 1970 Matsuoka left Chicago and moved to Long Beach, California, where he continued to preside over other communities.

Matsuoka left the Soto-shu, Matsuoka holding that Zen is a personal experience, and that the authority of the Soto Sect and its training monasteries (専門僧堂) inhibit the practice of Zen.

1997

Matsuoka died in 1997.

According to Kozen Sampson, at least three of Matsuoka's students received inka shomei.

These three "were considered to be fully transmitted priests with the status of Roshi by him".

Four students were registered with the Soto-Shu as "initial novice priest", and to five students was conferred "full priesthood".

Three Dharma Heirs of Soyu Matsuoka were:

Hogaku established Daibutsuji Zen Temple in Cloudcroft and the Zen Center of Las Cruces, in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

So Gozen is now the Abbot of Daibutsuji and the Zen Center of Las Cruces.

Daiho Hilbert left Daibutsuji to establish the Order of Clear Mind Zen, a socially engaged sangha in New Mexico.

Taiun Elliston Sensei established the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and is working to establish an order honoring Matsuoka.

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