What is Kyozan Joshu Sasaki?
{{Nihongo|'''Kyozan Joshu Sasaki'''|佐々木承周|Sasaki Jōshū}} (April 1, 1907 &ndash; July 27, 2014) was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] and [[Americans|American]] [[Rōshi]] [[Rinzai]] [[Zen Buddhism|Zen]] [[teacher]]. He lived in the [[United States]] since 1962. He started the [[Mount Baldy Zen Center]], near [[Mount San Antonio|Mount Baldy]] in [[California]]. He was also its head [[abbot]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Cayuga Press of Ithaca|publisher=Publisher: paperMoon Design|year=2007|title=The 100th Year of Joshu Sasaki Roshi}}</ref> Joshu Sasaki died at [[Cedars Sinai Hospital]] in [[Los Angeles]] on July 27, 2014, aged 107.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/monkeymind/2014/07/joshu-sasaki-dies.html |title=Joshu Sasaki Dies |publisher=Patheos.com |date=July 28, 2014 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.mbzc.org/our-teacher/ Kyozan Joshu Sasaki] at the [http://www.mbzc.org/ Mount Baldy Zen Center website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Joshu Sasaki, Kyozan}} [[Category:1907 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:American Buddhists]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:Japanese centenarians]] [[Category:Japanese educators]] [[Category:Buddhist monks]] {{Bio-stub}}