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D. T. Suzuki
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was a famous Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in spreading interest in both Zen and Shin (and Far Eastern philosophy in general) to the West.
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Chogyam Tungpa
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a preeminent teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, he was a major figure in the dissemination of Tibetan Buddhism to the West. 'crazy wisdom' drank a lot.
Shambhala Training method. |
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Insight Meditation Society
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a Buddhist organization located in Barre, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1975 by Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein, and is rooted in the Theravada tradition.
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Henry Steel Olcott
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founder and first president of the Theosophical Society, was the first well-known person of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. His subsequent actions as president of the Theosophical Society helped create a renaissance of study of Buddhism.
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Stephen Batchelor
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known for his secular or agnostic approach to Buddhism. considers Buddhism to be a constantly evolving culture of awakening,not religious system based on immutable dogmas and beliefs.
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