Kōshū Itabashi

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Kōshū Itabashi
Title
Sojiji
PredecessorRyūtan Matsumoto
SuccessorGenshū Imamura

Kōshū Itabashi (板橋 興宗, Itabashi Kōshū, 1927 – 5 July 2020) was a

Kanazawa, Ishikawa
all in Japan.

He was born in

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka.[5]

He succeeded Ryūtan Matsumoto in Daijoji and became Tanto Roshi of Sojiji leading monks.[6] He became Godo Roshi of Sojijisoin, abbot of Daijoji.[7] He also devised chair Zazen.[8]

He was elected vice abbot of Sojij, and became the 23rd abbot of Sojiji and Sotozen Superintendent Master (Kancho) in 1998.[9]

He retired as abbot of Sojiji in 2002.[10] He became abbot Sojijisoin.[11] And he was revived Gotanjoji.[12]

Works

  • Ryokan and Dogen (Kounsha, 1986)
  • Breath of Life (Shunjusha, 2008)
  • Thank you (Samgha, 2009)
  • Breathing Buddha(Kadokawa, 2011)
  • With a Soft Heart (Northern Press,2012)
  • Living like a cat (Nigensha, 2013)
  • "Atarimaedeii"(Rissho Koseikai Pub., 2015)

References

  1. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  2. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  3. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  4. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  5. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  6. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  7. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  8. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  9. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  10. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  11. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  12. ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
  • I only know I'm satisfied (with Prof. Dr. Hideho ARITA, Kosei Pub. 2008)