Over the years, Joshu Sasaki Roshi developed a network of about 30 affiliated Zen centers throughout the U.S. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Glenn Stassen, left, and Mark Harlan, a teacher and a student at the Fuller Theological Seminary, show their support for the Palestinians during a march in Pasadena in 2002. (Stefano Paltera / For the Los Angeles Times)
