Buddhist teacher Joshu Sasaki is a legend: the 105-year-old has worked with thousands of people (including Leonard Cohen) at his two Los Angeles Zen centers and one in New Mexico, spreading his teachings through his chain of about 30 affiliated Zen centers around the world.

[Mandalay, September 28. Image via Getty]

[Roqueredonde, France, August 22. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]