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Kōdō Sawaki

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Gender Male
Death59 years ago
Date of birth June 16,1880
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Tsu
Mie
Japan
Date of died December 21,1965
DiedAntaiji
Shinonsen
Hyogo
Japan
NationalityJapanese
Titles Rōshi
Successor Kōshō Uchiyama
BooksCommentary 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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Date of Upd.
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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.

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