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Zen in the West

Various Zen traditions were transmitted to the West in the 20th century. Important Asian figures in this transmission include Soyen Shaku, D. T. Suzuki, Nyogen Senzaki, Sokei-an, Shunryu Suzuki, Taizan Maezumi, Hsuan Hua, Sheng-yen, Seung Sahn, Thích Thiên-Ân and Thích Nhất Hạnh. Zen became more popular in the 50s and 60s, when Western authors wrote on and promoted Zen. Western popularizers include: Eugen Herrigel, Philip Kapleau, Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Erich Fromm, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Robert Pirsig and Alan Watts. There are currently numerous Zen centers from various traditions in the Western world, including Rinzai, Soto, Plum Village, Chinese Chan, and Kwan Um.