1984 Death Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher/poet, dies in Rytutakuji monastery at 76 1950 Event Nakagawa Soen, Zen teacher, receives dharma transmission 1948 Event Soen Nakagawa and Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in SF 1930 Event Nakagawa Soen accepted as a student of Katsube Keigaku Roshi 1919 Death Soen Shaku, Zen abbot of Engakuji monastery in Kamakura, dies at 60 1907 Birthday Nakagawa Soen, Formosa, Zen teacher, Rinzai line 1893 Event Shaku Soen is 1st Zen teacher to visit the West (Chicago)
