Dedicatees
Dedicated to those who cleared the way for us—notably.
- Soyen Shaku: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- Nyogen Senzaki: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- D.T. Suzuki: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- Sokei-an Sasaki: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- Ruth Fuller Sasaki: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- Alan Watts: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
- Gary Snyder: On Terrebess, Wikipedia
Characters in the book
| First Name ⇵ | Last Name ⇵ | Click name below for links | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold | Harold | ||
| Kenny | Kenny | ||
| Noah | Noah |  |
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| Pat | Pat | ||
| Penny | Penny | ||
| Putsy | Putsy | ||
| Rick | Rick | ||
| Ronnie | Ronnie | ||
| Tammy | Tammy | ||
| Richard | Alpert | Richard Alpert | |
| Gavin | Arthur | Gavin Arthur | |
| Frances | Baer | Frances Baer | |
| Josh | Baer | Josh Baer | |
| Joan | Baez | Joan Baez | |
| Ginny | Baker | Ginny Baker | |
| Richard | Baker | Richard Baker | |
| Sally | Baker | Sally Baker | |
| Geoffrey | Barrett | Geoffrey Barrett | |
| Ernie | Barry | Ernie Barry | |
| Gregory | Bateson | Gregory Bateson | |
| Anna | Beck | Anna Beck | |
| Robert | Beck | Robert Beck | |
| Martha Rose | Bode | Martha Rose Bode | |
| Stuart | Brand | Stuart Brand | |
| Richard | Brautigan | Richard Brautigan | |
| Charles | Brooks | Charles Brooks | |
| Ed | Brown | Ed Brown |  |
| Annemarie | Brunken | Annemarie Brunken | |
| Richard Maurice | Bucke | Richard Maurice Bucke | |
| Tim | Buckley | Tim Buckley |  |
| Sterling | Bunnell | Sterling Bunnell | |
| Ralph | Burdett | Ralph Burdett | |
| Eric | Burdon | Eric Burdon | |
| Linda | Burkett | Linda Burkett | |
| Tim | Burkett | Tim Burkett | |
| Herb | Caen | Herb Caen | |
| John | Cage | John Cage | |
| Howard | Campbell | Howard Campbell | |
| Jeanne | Campbell | Jeanne Campbell | |
| Edgar | Cayce | Edgar Cayce | |
| Alan | Chadwick | Alan Chadwick | |
| David | Chadwick | David Chadwick |  |
| Bill | Colvig | Bill Colvig | |
| Edward | Conze | Edward Conze | |
| Kathy | Cook | Kathy Cook | |
| Joan | Crawford | Joan Crawford | |
| Mike | Daft | Mike Daft |  |
| Claude | Dalenberg | Claude Dalenberg | |
| Jack | Daniels | Jack Daniels | |
| Marian | Derby | Marian Derby | |
| Diane | di Prima | Diane di Prima | |
| Paul | Discoe | Paul Discoe |  |
| Ruthie | Discoe | Ruthie Discoe |  |
| Trudy | Dixon | Trudy Dixon | |
| Willard Mike | Dixon | Willard Mike Dixon | |
| Carol | Doda | Carol Doda | |
| Harold | Doiron | Harold Doiron | |
| Margot Patterson | Doss | Margot Patterson Doss | |
| Joe | Droshin | Joe Droshin | |
| Bill | Fassett | Bill Fassett | |
| Lolly | Fassett | Lolly Fassett | |
| Gai-fu | Feng | Gai-fu Feng | |
| Lawrence | Ferlinghetti | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | |
| Ernest | Flagg | Ernest Flagg | |
| Nelda | Foesta | Nelda Foesta | |
| Erich | Fromm | Erich Fromm | |
| Kahlil | Gibran | Kahlil Gibran | |
| Allen | Ginsberg | Allen Ginsberg | |
| Jack | Goddard | Jack Goddard | |
| Margaret | Hall | Margaret Hall | |
| Bob | Halpern | Bob Halpern |  |
| Lou | Harrison | Lou Harrison | |
| Gerald | Heard | Gerald Heard | |
| Jimi | Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix | |
| Silas | Hoadley | Silas Hoadley | |
| Niels | Holm | Niels Holm |  |
| Jim | Holmes | Jim Holmes | |
| Laurie | Holmes | Laurie Holmes | |
| Dennis | Hopper | Dennis Hopper | |
| Shen | Hsiu | Shen Hsiu | |
| Admiral | Hudson | Admiral Hudson | |
| Margaret | Hudson | Margaret Hudson | |
| Ray | Hurslander | Ray Hurslander | |
| Aldous | Huxley | Aldous Huxley | |
| LeRoi | Jones | LeRoi Jones | |
| Janis | Joplin | Janis Joplin | |
| Dainin | Katagiri | Dainin Katagiri | |
| Kazemitsu | Kato | Kazemitsu Kato | |
| Jack | Kerouac | Jack Kerouac | |
| Ken | Kesey | Ken Kesey | |
| Fred | Kimball | Fred Kimball | |
| Jano | King | Jano King | |
| J. | Krishnamurti | J. Krishnamurti | |
| Bill | Kwong | Bill Kwong | |
| Dalai | Lama | Dalai Lama | |
| Bill | Lambert | Bill Lambert | |
| Rose | Lambert | Rose Lambert | |
| Mel | Lane | Mel Lane | |
| Nancy | Lay | Nancy Lay |  |
| Timothy | Leary | Timothy Leary | |
| Paul | Lee | Paul Lee | |
| George | Leonard | George Leonard | |
| Lillie | Leonard | Lillie Leonard | |
| Charles | Levitsky | Charles Levitsky | |
| Melissa | Levitsky | Melissa Levitsky | |
| Warren | Lynn | Warren Lynn | |
| MacDonough | MacDonough | ||
| Charlene | Maezumi | Charlene Maezumi | |
| Taizan | Maezumi | Taizan Maezumi | |
| Abraham | Maslow | Abraham Maslow | |
| Clarke | Mason | Clarke Mason |  |
| Michael | McClure | Michael McClure | |
| Bob | McKim | Bob McKim | |
| Elsie | Mitchell | Elsie Mitchell | |
| John | Mitchell | John Mitchell | |
| Daniel | Moore | Daniel Moore | |
| Michael | Murphy | Michael Murphy | |
| Ralph | Myers | Ralph Myers | |
| Fred | Nason | Fred Nason | |
| Helen | Nearing | Helen Nearing | |
| Scott | Nearing | Scott Nearing | |
| Hui | Neng | Hui Neng | |
| George | Ohsawa | George Ohsawa | |
| Kobun Chino | Otogawa | Kobun Chino Otogawa |  |
| Loring | Palmer | Loring Palmer |  |
| Bill | Parker | Bill Parker | |
| Kathy | Parker | Kathy Parker | |
| Fritz | Perls | Fritz Perls | |
| Grahame | Petchey | Grahame Petchey | |
| Maxine | Peterine | Maxine Peterine | |
| Dryden | Phelps | Dryden Phelps | |
| Gil | Pomeroy | Gil Pomeroy | |
| Karen | Pomeroy | Karen Pomeroy | |
| Dick | Price | Dick Price | |
| Louise | Pryor | Louise Pryor |  |
| Helen | Quilty | Helen Quilty | |
| Yvonne | Rand | Yvonne Rand | |
| Jerry | Ray | Jerry Ray | |
| Otis | Redding | Otis Redding | |
| Paul | Reps | Paul Reps | |
| George Lincoln | Rockwell | George Lincoln Rockwell | |
| Nancy | Roscoe | Nancy Roscoe | |
| Jean | Ross | Jean Ross | |
| Jane | Runk | Jane Runk |  |
| Murshid Sufi | Sam | Murshid Sufi Sam | |
| Padma | Sambhava | Padma Sambhava | |
| Gela | Sappok | Gela Sappok | |
| Joshu | Sasaki | Joshu Sasaki | |
| Ruth Fuller | Sasaki | Ruth Fuller Sasaki | |
| Peter | Scagliotti | Peter Scagliotti | |
| Dorothy | Schalk | Dorothy Schalk | |
| Jig | Schneider | Jig Schneider | |
| Peter | Schneider | Peter Schneider |  |
| Charlotte | Selver | Charlotte Selver | |
| Nyogen | Senzaki | Nyogen Senzaki | |
| Ravi | Shankar | Ravi Shankar | |
| Eido | Shimano | Eido Shimano | |
| Bill | Shurtleff | Bill Shurtleff | |
| Frank | Sinatra | Frank Sinatra | |
| Huston | Smith | Huston Smith | |
| Gary | Snyder | Gary Snyder | |
| Frederic | Spiegelberg | Frederic Spiegelberg | |
| John | Stace | John Stace | |
| John | Steiner | John Steiner | |
| Rudolf | Steiner | Rudolf Steiner | |
| Norman | Stiegelmeyer | Norman Stiegelmeyer | |
| Fred | Stoeber | Fred Stoeber | |
| Pete | Stolich | Pete Stolich | |
| Fred | Streng | Fred Streng | |
| Mickey | Stunkard | Mickey Stunkard | |
| D.T. | Suzuki | D.T. Suzuki | |
| Mitsu | Suzuki | Mitsu Suzuki | |
| Shunryu | Suzuki | Shunryu Suzuki |  |
| Ejo | Takata | Ejo Takata | |
| Ejo | Takata | Ejo Takata | |
| Jack | Tjeerdsma | Jack Tjeerdsma | |
| Alden | Truesdell | Alden Truesdell | |
| Fred | Tuttle | Fred Tuttle | |
| SK | Ueda | SK Ueda | |
| Jimmy | Vaughn | Jimmy Vaughn | |
| General Edwin A. | Walker | General Edwin A. Walker | |
| Bob | Watkins | Bob Watkins |  |
| Sandy | Watkins | Sandy Watkins |  |
| Alan | Watts | Alan Watts | |
| Mel | Weitsman | Mel Weitsman | |
| Dan | Welch | Dan Welch | 
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| Louise | Welch | Louise Welch | |
| Marie | Williams | Marie Williams | |
| Phillip | Wilson | Phillip Wilson | |
| Alan | Winter | Alan Winter | |
| Liz | Wolf | Liz Wolf | 
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| Frank Lloyd | Wright | Frank Lloyd Wright | |
| Mumon | Yamada | Mumon Yamada | |
| Dogen | Zenji | Dogen Zenji |
Photos where available are from shunryusuzuki.com/Images/svg/SR0055.htm