1970s and 1980s Katagiri sent over many of his Western students to train at Zuio-ji in Japan, where Narasaki Ikko roshi was abbot. In 1984, in the wake of the Zentatsu Richard Baker controversy resulting in Baker's resignation as abbot of San Francisco Zen Center, Katagiri came at the request of SFZC and served as abbot there on an interim basis until 1985 (returning to Minnesota afterward). He remained there for the remainder of his life, succumbing finally to cancer on March 1, 1990; he left behind thirteen Dharma heirs. Personal life Katagiri was married to Tomoe Katagiri in 1960, and they had two sons together (Yasuhiko and Ejyo). Acclaim Soto priest and former student of Katagiri-Roshi, Zuiko Redding, has stated, "My basic memory of Katagiri is of how he paid total attention to what was in front of him. He took care of each thing as if it were the most important thing in the world, whether it was throwing away some trash or talking to another person. He really listened and tried to give the best answer he knew how to give. He also encouraged each of us to stand up in our own space, following our own wisdom rather than depending on him for answers or affirmation. I would sometimes tell him exactly what I thought about some idea he had, only to turn and see him smiling broadly at me, glad that I wasn’t buying into his agenda." Dharma Heirs Dōkai Georgesen Dosho Port Steve Hagen Teijo Munnich Joen Snyder O'Neal Nonin Chowaney Ven. Don Ramadon, Roshi Yvonne Rand Norm Daitetsu Randolph Karen Sunna Shoken Winecoff Rosan Yoshida Emyo Nakayama Bibliography See also Minnesota Zen Meditation Center Buddhism in the United States Index of Buddhism-related articles Secular Buddhism Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States References Further reading External links Dainin Katagiri Audio Archive at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center Dainin Katagiri on cuke.com Katagiri Project at Minnesota Zen Meditation Center 1928 births 1990 deaths Komazawa University alumni San Francisco Zen Center Soto Zen Buddhists Zen Buddhism writers Zen Buddhist abbots People from Osaka Japanese Zen Buddhists American Zen Buddhists American Buddhist monks Japanese emigrants to the United States 20th-century Buddhist monks