Kōshū Itabashi (板橋 興宗, Itabashi Kōshū, 1927 – 5 July 2020) was a Sōtō Zen master who was the 23rd abbot of Sojiji, abbot of Gotanjoji in Takefu, Fukui, and abbot of Daijoji in Kanazawa, Ishikawa all in Japan.
Kōshū Itabashi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Zenji（閑月即心） Kancho (Religion) |
| Personal | |
| Born | Nagaoki 1927 |
| Died | 5 July 2020 Japan |
| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| School | Sōtō |
| Education | Tohoku University Naval Academy of Japan |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Genshū Watanabe Giyen Inoue |
| Based in | Sojiji |
| Predecessor | Ryūtan Matsumoto |
| Successor | Genshū Imamura |
He was born in Tagajo, Miyagi in 1927.[1] He graduated from the Naval Academy of Japan in 1945.[2] He also graduated in religious studies at Tohoku University in 1953.[3] He became a Sōtō Zen monk according to Genshū Watanabe.[4] He was trained in Sojiji and he studied under Giyen Inoue 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- ^ "Atarimaedeii"(Koshu Itabashi, Rissho Koseikai Pub. 2015 )
- I only know I'm satisfied （with Prof. Dr. Hideho ARITA, Kosei Pub. 2008）
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