Mary Farkas
| Mary Farkas | |
|---|---|
| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
| School | Rinzai |
| Personal | |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 1911 United States |
| Died | June 7, 1992 (aged 81) New York, New York |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | First Zen Institute of America |
| Title | Director |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Sokei-an |
| Website | www.firstzen.org |
Mary Farkas (1911—June 7, 1992) was the director of the First Zen Institute of America (FZIA), running the center's administrative functions for many years following the death of her teacher (Sokei-an) in 1945. Though she was not a teacher of Zen Buddhism in any traditional sense of the word, she did help to carry on the lineage of Sokei-an and also was editor of the FZIA's journal, Zen Notes, starting with Volume 1 in 1954. Additionally, she also edited books about Sokei-an, i.e. "The Zen Eye" and "Zen Pivots." Through her transcriptions of his talks, the institute was able to continue on the lineage without having a formal teacher (Sokei-an left no Dharma heir).
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