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Daiun Sogaku Harada
Daiun Sogaku Harada
(1870 - 1961)
Hakuun Ryoko Yasutani
Hakuun Ryoko Yasutani
(1885-1973)
Koun Zenshin Yamada
Koun Zenshin Yamada
(1907 - 1989)
 
Philip Kapleau
Philip Kapleau
(1912 - 2004)
Robert Aitken
Robert Aitken
(1917 - )
Danan Henry
Danan Henry
(1939 - )

Two outstanding Zen Masters of modern Japan, Daiun Sogaku Harada (1870-1961) and Hakuun Ryoko Yasutani (1885-1973) established a new school of Zen Buddhism that combines the strongest features of both the Soto and Rinzai sects. This integral school of Zen has been brought to the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand by Philip Kapleau (Rochester Zen Center) and Robert Aitken (Diamond Sangha, Hawaii), two outstanding American students of Harada Roshi and Yasutani Roshi. Danan Henry Roshi, the Spiritual Director of the Zen Center of Denver, is a Dharma or spiritual heir of Philip Kapleau Roshi and has completed 10 years of Zen training with Robert Aitken Roshi, to become a sanctioned Diamond Sangha Dharma Teacher. The Zen Center of Denver is an affiliate of the Diamond Sangha, a worldwide network of Zen Centers in the Harada-Yasutani lineage under the direction of Robert Aitken Roshi.