Zen Buddhist abbots

Japanese Buddhist priest

Ingen Ryūki (, ) (December 7, 1592 – May 19, 1673) was a Chinese poet, calligrapher, and monk of Linji Chan Buddhism from China. He is most known for founding the Ōbaku school of Zen in Japan.

Keizan Jōkin (, 1268–1325), also known as Taiso Jōsai Daishi, is considered to be the second great founder of the Sōtō school of Zen in Japan. While Dōgen, as founder of Japanese Sōtō, is known as , Keizan is often referred to as .

Japanese Zen buddhist monk

Japanese Rinzai Zen teacher (1907-2014)

German Zen Master

Buddhist monk (1247–1317)

Japanese Zen Buddhist monk (1860–1919)

Chinese Buddhist monk

Japanese Buddhist monk (1871–1961)

Japanese Buddhist monk

Japanese Buddhist monk (1894-1974)

Japanese confucianist (1816–1892)

Chinese Buddhist monk (1601-1668)

Japanese Rinzai priest and writer

Japanese Buddhist monk (1933–2011)

Japanese Buddhist monk