Keido Fukushima

Keidō Fukushima
Personal life
BornMarch 1, 1933
DiedMarch 1, 2011 (age 78)
EducationOtani University
OccupationWriter
Rōshi
Religious life
ReligionZen Buddhism
SchoolRinzai
Senior posting
Based inTofuku-ji

Keidō Fukushima (福島 慶道, Rōmaji: Fukushima Keidō, March 1, 1933 – March 1, 2011) was a Japanese Rinzai Zen master, head abbot of Tōfuku-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.