Rempo Niwa | |
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丹羽 廉芳 | |
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Title | Zen Master |
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Born | February 23, 1905 |
Died | September 7, 1993 | (aged 88)
Religion | Zen Buddhism |
Nationality | Japanese |
School | Sōtō |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Zuigaku Rempo Niwa Zenji (1905–1993) [1] was a Japanese Zen master. [1]
He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. [2] His father was a schoolmaster and his mother was a farmer. [2] After graduating from Tokyo University, he became the head official in Tokei-in [2] and later studied at Antai-ji. [3] At the age of 50, [4] Niwa became the 77th abbot of the Eihei-ji monastery. [1] [5] He also received the imperial title of Jikô Enkai Zenji (“Great Zen Master of Compassion, Ocean of Plenitude”). [1]
An avid practitioner of zazen, he rebuilt the zendo (meditation hall) so that the young people in training could better engage in this essential practice. [4] His dharma heirs include Gudō Wafu Nishijima [6] [7] and Moriyama Daigyo as well as several teachers affiliated with the Taisen Deshimaru Lineage in Europe. [1] Zenji (literally, "Zen Master") is an honorary title given to the senior Eihei temple (Eihei-ji), headquarters of the Sōtō school, founded in the thirteenth century by Master Dogen.
Outside of Zen, he created brush calligraphy. [8] His work was often credited to various pseudonyms. [8] Niwa died in 1993. [1] [2]
Rempo Niwa | |
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丹羽 廉芳 | |
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Title | Zen Master |
Personal | |
Born | February 23, 1905 |
Died | September 7, 1993 | (aged 88)
Religion | Zen Buddhism |
Nationality | Japanese |
School | Sōtō |
Occupation | Buddhist monk |
Zuigaku Rempo Niwa Zenji (1905–1993) [1] was a Japanese Zen master. [1]
He was born in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. [2] His father was a schoolmaster and his mother was a farmer. [2] After graduating from Tokyo University, he became the head official in Tokei-in [2] and later studied at Antai-ji. [3] At the age of 50, [4] Niwa became the 77th abbot of the Eihei-ji monastery. [1] [5] He also received the imperial title of Jikô Enkai Zenji (“Great Zen Master of Compassion, Ocean of Plenitude”). [1]
An avid practitioner of zazen, he rebuilt the zendo (meditation hall) so that the young people in training could better engage in this essential practice. [4] His dharma heirs include Gudō Wafu Nishijima [6] [7] and Moriyama Daigyo as well as several teachers affiliated with the Taisen Deshimaru Lineage in Europe. [1] Zenji (literally, "Zen Master") is an honorary title given to the senior Eihei temple (Eihei-ji), headquarters of the Sōtō school, founded in the thirteenth century by Master Dogen.
Outside of Zen, he created brush calligraphy. [8] His work was often credited to various pseudonyms. [8] Niwa died in 1993. [1] [2]