Ian Chisatsu

Ian Chisatsu was a Rinzai Zen master who served in the school's transmission lineage. He maintained the tradition's practices of koan study and zazen, contributing to the ongoing vitality of the Rinzai school during his period of activity.

Chisatsu's place in the Rinzai lineage represents the tradition's steady maintenance of its practice standards. The school's emphasis on rigorous koan training and the cultivation of genuine insight depends on teachers who preserve these methods and pass them forward with integrity.