David Chadwick (1) (1945–)
Author of Crooked Cucumber: The Life and Zen Teaching of Shunryu Suzuki
For other authors named David Chadwick, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
David Chadwick began practicing with Shunryu Suzuki in 1966 at the age of twenty-one & was ordained by him in 1971. His acclaimed biography of Suzuki, "Crooked Cucumber" (Broadway Books), was a "San Francisco Chronicle" bestseller. He lives with his wife & son in Sonoma County, California. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less
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- Chadwick, David
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- dchad
- Birthdate
- 1945
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Texas, USA
California, USA - Occupations
- Buddhist priest
- Organizations
- San Francisco Zen Center
- Short biography
- (From Amazon) David Chadwick (born 1945) grew up in Texas and moved to California to study Zen as a student of Shunryu Suzuki in 1966. Chadwick was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 1971, shortly before Suzuki's death. He assisted in the operation of the San Francisco Zen Center for a number of years. Chadwick has two children and has married and remarried. He has written several books and continues to "dabble in Buddhism and related matters" . Among his works is Crooked Cucumber, the biography of Shunryu Suzuki.
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hambhala Sun September, 1999
Reviewed by Tensho David Schneider
"[In this] marvelous biography of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi...it does indeed feel that he breathes, sits, speaks, suffers, and acts in these pages."
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