The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in Tajima Province and now part of the museum’s permanent collection, was overseen by Zen Buddhist priest Gengo Akiba Roshi, the museum said.

All are welcome. General Information San Francisco Zen Center was established in 1962 by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi (1904-1971) and his American students. Suzuki Roshi is known to countless readers as ...