Roshi Philip Kapleau Memorial

About this episode

Roshi Rafe Martin reflects on the life and passing of his old Zen teacher, Roshi Philip Kapleau, marking the anniversary of his death.

Recorded May 2, 2026. Twenty-two years ago on March 6th , (it has gone by in the blink of an eye) 2004 my old Zen teacher, Roshi Philip Kapleau ,passed from this life to the next. I had just flown back home to Rochester from where I'd been speaking at a literary conference in Reno, Nevada and was picked up at the airport by an old Dharma friend who told me that Roshi had just died. We drove to where he was still seated in his wheelchair beneath a tree in the backyard of the Zen Center, surrou...

People in this episode

Host: Roshi Rafe Martin

Topics covered

• memorial
• Zen Buddhism
• teacher remembrance
• spirituality
• Dharma

Keywords

• Roshi Philip Kapleau
• Zen teacher
• memorial
• spirituality
• Dharma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zen Center

Places: Rochester, Reno, Nevada

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