Mary Farkas

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Mary Farkas
Information
Born:	1911
Place of birth:	United States
Died:	June 7, 1992 (aged 81)
Place of death:	New York, New York
Nationality:	American
Religion:	Zen Buddhism
School(s):	Rinzai
Title(s):	Director
Workplace:	First Zen Institute of America
Teacher(s):	Sokei-an
Website
Website:	www.firstzen.org
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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]

Contents 1 Bibliography 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References

[edit] Bibliography

• Sasaki, Shigetsu; Farkas, Mary; Lopez, Robert (1998). Zen Pivots: Lectures on Buddhism and Zen. Weatherhill. ISBN 0834804166. 
• Sasaki, Shigetsu; Farkas, Mary (1993). The Zen Eye: A Collection of Zen Talks by Sokei-an. Weatherhill. ISBN 0834802724. 

[edit] See also

• Buddhism in the United States
• List of Rinzai Buddhists
• Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• IN TRANSITION: MARY FARKAS (1911 - 1992). Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Fall 1992). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
• Skinner Keller, Rosemary; Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon (2006). The Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253346851. 
• Stirling, Isabel. Zen Pioneer: The Life & Works of Ruth Fuller Sasaki (2006) Shoemaker & Hoard. ISBN 978-1-59376-110-3

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