Aitken, Robert, 1917-2010
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Name (Latin)
Aitken, Robert, 1917-2010
Other forms of name
Aitken, Roshi, 1917-2010
Aitken, Robert, 1917-
Date of birth
1917-06-19
Date of death
2010-08-05
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Zen training, 1960.
- SOURCE: v CDMARC-NAMES, 1995; MBN 01.96
- His Taking the path of Zen, 1982:t.p. (Robert Aitken) jkt. (Aitken Roshi, Robert Aitken Roshi; took title Roshi, a teacher of Zen Buddhist practice, in 1974)
- Wikipedia WWW site, Aug. 10, 2010(under Robert Baker Aitken: Robert Baker Aitken Roshi; b. June 19, 1917, Philadelphia; d. Aug. 5, 2010, Honolulu; Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage)
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Robert Baker Aitken
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Wikipedia description:
Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Rōshi (June 19, 1917 – August 5, 2010) was a Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 with his wife, Anne Hopkins Aitken. Aitken received Dharma transmission from Koun Yamada in 1985 but decided to live as a layperson. He was a socialist and anarchist who advocated for social justice for homosexuals, women and Native Hawaiians throughout his life, and was one of the original founders of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
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