Robert Baker Aitken
✶June 19, 1917
†August 5, 2010
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✶June 19, 1917
†August 5, 2010
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Robert Baker Dairyu Chotan Aitken Rōshi was a Zen teacher in the Harada-Yasutani lineage. He co-founded the Honolulu Diamond Sangha in 1959 with his wife, Anne Hopkins Aitken. Aitken received Dharma transmission from Koun Yamada in 1985 but decided to live as a layperson. He was a socialist and anarchist who advocated for social justice for homosexuals, women and Native Hawaiians throughout his life, and was one of the original founders of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
Zen teacher, political activist (1917–2010)
Biography from the article Robert Baker Aitken on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.