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Robert Aitken (1)

This page covers the author of Taking the Path of Zen.

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Taking the Path of Zen 205 copies
The Mind of Clover: Essays in Zen Buddhist Ethics 94 copies, 1 review
A Zen Wave: Basho's Haiku & Zen 83 copies, 2 reviews
The Gateless Barrier: The Wu-Men Kuan (Mumonkan) 52 copies
The Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective 46 copies
Encouraging Words: Zen Buddhist Teachings for Western Students 43 copies
Zen Master Raven: Sayings and Doings of a Wise Bird 43 copies, 1 review
The Dragon Who Never Sleeps: Verses for Zen Buddhist Practice 41 copies
Original Dwelling Place: Zen Buddhist Essays 35 copies
The Ground We Share: Everyday Practice, Buddhist and Christian 29 copies, 1 review
The Morning Star: New and Selected Zen Writings 22 copies
Miniatures of a Zen Master 8 copies
Zen als Lebenspraxis 7 copies, 1 review
The River of Heaven: The Haiku of Basho, Buson, Issa, and Shiki 4 copies

Zenmästaren Korpen : så talade och handlade en vis fågel 2 copies

Zen een introductie 2 copies

der Pfad des Zen, Wege der Weisheit 1 copy

A Zen Harvest 1 copy

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Aitken, Robert Baker

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Date of birth

1917-06-19

Date of death

2010-08-05

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Gender

male

Nationality

USA

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Places of residence

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (birth)

Guam, USA Possessions

Kobe, Japan (internment camp)

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (death)

Education

University of Hawaii (BA ∙ English Literature)

University of Hawaii (MA ∙ Japanese)

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Relationships

Aitken, Anne Hopkins (wife)

Organizations

Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Awards and honors

Roshi (Harada-Yasutani School of Zen Buddhism)

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