▁to ▁his ▁home ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁, ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁an ▁apparent ▁suic ide . ▁He ▁left ▁an ▁$ 1 8 ▁million ▁estate . ▁His ▁will ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁dispute ▁between ▁the ▁National ▁Aud ub on ▁Society ▁and ▁his ▁estate , ▁which ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁a ▁don ation ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Aud ub on ▁Society , ▁and ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Frederick ▁P . ▁L enz ▁Foundation ▁for ▁American ▁Buddh ism , ▁which ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁L enz ’ s ▁account ant , ▁Norman ▁Marcus ▁( exec utor ▁of ▁his ▁will ) ▁and ▁Norman ▁Ober stein , ▁his ▁att orney . ▁This ▁act ▁ful filled ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁will ▁necessary ▁to ▁apply ▁the ▁funds ▁from ▁L enz ' s ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁L enz ▁Foundation . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁the ▁will ▁was ▁cont ested ▁by ▁D iana ▁Jean ▁Reyn olds , ▁who ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁L enz ' s ▁wid ow , ▁and ▁Deb or ah ▁L enz , ▁whose ▁claim ▁to ▁be ▁L enz ' s ▁wid ow ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁view ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁common ▁law ▁marriage . ▁Both ▁claims ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁and ▁dismiss ed . ▁His ▁estate ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁Frederick ▁P . ▁L enz ▁Foundation ▁for ▁American ▁Buddh ism ▁has ▁engaged ▁in ▁substantial ▁grant ▁making ▁activity ▁( close ▁to ▁$ 7 ▁million ▁to ▁date ) ▁to ▁approximately ▁