Philip Kapleau Roshi

The Brave Parrot: Being Small in a Big, Troubled World

What a tale about Buddha’s past life as a bird can teach us about waking up through compassion.

Translation and commentary by Rafe Martin

Jul 10, 2018

Kapleau Roshi with families the Rochester Zen Center

Philip Kapleau Roshi (1912-2004)

Remembrances from Sean Murphy, Don Morreale & Kenneth Kraft

Sean Murphy, Don Morreale and Kenneth Kraft

Fall 2004

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Philip Kapleau Roshi

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The Brave Parrot: Being Small in a Big, Troubled World

Magazine Personal Reflections

Philip Kapleau Roshi (1912-2004)