Bernie Glassman

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Bernie Glassman was an American Zen Buddhist teacher, social entrepreneur, and founder of the Zen Peacemakers, known for integrating Buddhist practice with social activism and service to marginalized communities.

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instanceOf American Jew
Buddhist priest
Roshi
Zen Buddhist teacher
author
human
social entrepreneur
academicDegree PhD in applied mathematics
authorOf Bearing Witness: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Making Peace NERFINISHED
Infinite Circle: Teachings in Zen NERFINISHED
The Dude and the Zen Master NERFINISHED
basedIn Yonkers, New York, United States NERFINISHED
birthDate 1939-01-18
coAuthorOf Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master’s Lessons in Living a Life That Matters NERFINISHED
coAuthorWith Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2018-11-04
developedConcept Three Tenets: Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, Taking Action NERFINISHED
educatedAt Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED
University of California, Los Angeles
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Glassman NERFINISHED
founded Greyston Bakery NERFINISHED
Greyston Foundation NERFINISHED
Greyston Mandala NERFINISHED
Zen Community of New York NERFINISHED
Zen Community of New York / Zen Mountain Monastery (early form) NERFINISHED
Zen Peacemakers NERFINISHED
givenName Bernard NERFINISHED
influenced Engaged Buddhist movements in the West
knownFor bearing witness retreats at Auschwitz NERFINISHED
developing the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers
integrating Zen practice with social activism
socially engaged Buddhism
street retreats with homeless communities
languageOfWorkOrName English
laterPartner Eve Marko NERFINISHED
movement Engaged Buddhism NERFINISHED
Zen Peacemakers NERFINISHED
name Bernie Glassman NERFINISHED
occupation Buddhist priest
Zen teacher
aerospace engineer
social entrepreneur
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Springfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
positionHeld abbot of Zen Community of New York NERFINISHED
founding teacher of Zen Peacemaker Order
receivedDharmaTransmissionFrom Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED
socialActivismFocus HIV/AIDS
homelessness
hunger and poverty
spouse Jishu Holmes NERFINISHED
studentOf Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED
teacherOf Zen Peacemaker Order students
title Roshi
Zen master
workedAs aerospace engineer at McDonnell-Douglas

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socially engaged Buddhism hasKeyFigure Bernie Glassman