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
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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
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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
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Glassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Greyston Bakery
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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
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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
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Zen Peacemakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Bernie Glassman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Buddhist priest
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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
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founding teacher of Zen Peacemaker Order ⓘ |
| receivedDharmaTransmissionFrom | Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialActivismFocus |
HIV/AIDS
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homelessness ⓘ hunger and poverty ⓘ |
| spouse | Jishu Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Taizan Maezumi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf | Zen Peacemaker Order students ⓘ |
| title |
Roshi
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Zen master ⓘ |
| workedAs | aerospace engineer at McDonnell-Douglas ⓘ |
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