Hōun Jiyu-Kennett | |
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 Reverend Master Jiyu-Kennett at Shasta Abbey | |
| Title | Rōshi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett 1 January 1924 |
| Died | 6 November 1996 (aged 72) |
| Education | Durham University Trinity College of Music |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Sōtō Zen Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Seck Kim Seng Suigan Yogo |
| Based in | Shasta Abbey |
| Predecessor | Keido Chisan Koho |
| Successor | Daizui MacPhillamy Former Head of the Order Haryo Young Head of the Order Meian Elbert Current Abbess of Shasta Abbey Daishin Morgan Former Abbot of Throssel Hole Abbey |
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Hōun Jiyu-Kennett (Japanese: 法雲慈友ケネット, 1 January 1924 – 6 November 1996), born Peggy Teresa Nancy Kennett, was a British roshi most famous for having been the first female to be sanctioned by the Sōtō School of Japan to teach in the West.[citation needed]