Sōyū Matsuoka

Soyu Matsuoka
Personal life
Born1912 (1912)
Died1997 (aged 84–85)
EducationKomazawa University
Religious life
ReligionZen Buddhism
SchoolSōtō
Senior posting
SuccessorRichard Langlois, Zenkai Taiun Michael Elliston (East Coast), Hogaku Shozen McGuire (West Coast)
Websitehttp://www.azszc.org/dedication.htm

Dr. Soyu Matsuoka (松岡 操雄, 1912–1997), along with Sokei-an and Nyogen Senzaki, was one of the early Zen teachers to make the United States his home.