Anne Hopkins Aitken
Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | Anna Stinchfield Hopkins February 8, 1911 |
| Died | June 13, 1994 (aged 83) Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| Spouse | Robert Baker Aitken |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Oxford University Scripps College Stanford University Northwestern University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Zen Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Soen Nakagawa Hakuun Yasutani Yamada Koun |
| Based in | Diamond Sangha |
| Website | anne.robertaitken.net |
Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken (February 8, 1911 – June 13, 1994) was an American Zen Buddhist, in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. She co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 together with her husband, Robert Baker Aitken. She purchased both of its properties: the Koko An Zendo and Maui Zendo. Honolulu Diamond Sangha has been considered "one of several pivotal Buddhist organizations critical to the development of Zen" in western countries. Anne Aitken was also one of the original founders of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.