Keido Fukushima, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Keido Fukushima

Japanese Buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1933

Date of Death: 01-Mar-2011

Profession: writer, Rōshi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Keido Fukushima (?? ??, Romaji: Fukushima Keido, March 1, 1933 – March 1, 2011) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen master, head abbot of Tofuku-ji (one of the main branches of the Rinzai sect), centered in Kyoto, Japan.
Because of openness to teaching Western students, he had considerable influence on the development of Rinzai Zen practice in the West.