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The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki

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Suzuki's birthplace, Shoganji Temple, Shimokichisawa, Japan

Begins Buddhist training at Zounin Temple, Mori, Japan

Continues training at Rinsoin, Yaizu, Japan

Formal hundred-day practice period at Kenkoin, Shizuoka City, Japan

College at Komazawa University, Tokyo

Zen monk training at Eiheiji Temple, Fukui, Japan

Zen monk training at Sojiji Temple, Yokohama, Japan

Gave lectures at Kasuisai Temple, Shizuoka, Japan

Traveled between Kasuisai, Daitoin, and Rinsoin Temples, Japan

Locations in Tokyo area of Japan

Ferry to Korea - Shimonoseki Port, Japan to Busan, South Korea

Traveled during World War II - Harbin, China (Manchuria)

Sokoji (location when Suzuki arrived in 1959) - 1881 Bush St., San Francisco

San Francisco Zen Center - 300 Page St., San Francisco

Original Location of Los Altos Zendo at Marian Derby's home, San Francisco Zen Center, Mill Valley Zen & Berkeley Zen Center - Suzuki related centers in Bay Area, CA

Tassajara Zen Mountain Center - in Los Padres National Forest