Kōdō Sawaki
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 59 years ago |
Date of birth | June 16,1880 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Tsu |
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Date of died | December 21,1965 |
Died | Antaiji |
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Nationality | Japanese |
Titles | Rōshi |
Successor | Kōshō Uchiyama |
Books | Commentary on the Song of Awakening: A Twentieth Century Japanese Zen Master's Commentary on the Seventh Century Poem by the Chinese Chʼan Master Yung-chia Hsüan-chüeh (Yōka Genkaku) |
Education | Komazawa University |
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ID | 1578877 |
Kōdō Sawaki Life story
Kodo Sawaki was a prominent Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. He is considered to be one of the most significant Zen priests of his time for bringing Zen practice into the lives of laypeople and popularizing the ancient tradition of sewing the kesa.