Mary Farkas

Mary Farkas
Religion Zen Buddhism
School Rinzai
Personal
Nationality American
Born 1911
United States
Died June 7, 1992 (aged 81)
New York, New York
Senior posting
Based in First Zen Institute of America
Title Director
Religious career
Teacher Sokei-an
Website www.firstzen.org

Mary Farkas (1911—June 7, 1992) was the director of the First Zen Institute of America (FZIA), running the center's administrative functions for many years following the death of her teacher (Sokei-an) in 1945.[1] Though she was not a teacher of Zen Buddhism in any traditional sense of the word, she did help to carry on the lineage of Sokei-an and also was editor of the FZIA's journal, Zen Notes, starting with Volume 1 in 1954.[2] Additionally, she also edited books about Sokei-an, i.e. "The Zen Eye" and "Zen Pivots." Through her transcriptions of his talks, the institute was able to continue on the lineage without having a formal teacher (Sokei-an left no Dharma heir).[3]

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  1. Tricycle
  2. Stirling 2006, pg. 57
  3. Skinner Keller, 638

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