Taïkan Jyoji (born 1941) is a French Zen teacher and representative for Europe of the Rinzai school of Zen.[1][2] He was officially installed in this function by Yamada Mumon Rôshi in 1976.[3] He is the founder of the Falaise Verte Zen Centre, the first Rinzai Zen center in Europe, as well as several other Zen groups and centers active in France and Belgium.[4]
Zen training
editHe first travelled to Japan in 1964. In 1968 he joined the Zen temple of Shōfuku-ji. He was ordained by Yamada Mumon Rōshi in 1970. In 1989, Taïkan Jyoji was given the title of Kaikyo-shi (Founding Master) for Europe.[3]
The Falaise Verte Zen Centre
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In 1987, Taïkan Jyoji founded Falaise Verte Zen Centre, located in the Ardèche region of France, near the village of Saint Laurent du Pape.[5] The center, which is also named the "Shobo-ji Temple" (Temple of the Authentic Dharma), is directly linked with the Myoshin-ji headtemple.
The center is composed of a zendo, the meditation place, and a Kyūdō dōjō, where the Japanese art of archery is practiced. In June 2010, the zendo was consecrated by a Japanese delegation of temple's masters led by Kancho Taïtsu Roshi, head of Myoshin-ji.
In March 2017, Taïkan Jyoji was honored by the Japanese Government, receiving a price for his cultural contributions.[6]
He has written numerous books on Zen and Kyūdō. He is a regular guest on the program Sagesses Bouddhistes on France 2.[7]
Bibliography
editFrench
- La source du vide, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris,1989
- Zen et zazen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1991
- Au coeur du Zen,Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1996
- Exhortations zen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1996
- Itinéraire d'un maître zen venu d'Occident, Éditions Almora, Paris, réédité 2008
- L'art du kôan zen, Éditions Albin Michel Spiritualité, Paris, 2001
- Zen au fil des jours, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 2006
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 1), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2011
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 2), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2012
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 3), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2015
- Correspondence d'un maître Zen, Éditions Almora, Paris, 2014
- Kyudo, tir à l'arc zen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 2014
- Les Saveurs du Zen, (Cookbook in collaboration with Françoise Dye), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2009
German
- Tagebuch eines Zen-Meisters, der aus dem Westen kam. Benziger Verlag, Zürich 1997, ISBN 3-545-20136-8
References
edit- ^ Ronce, Philippe (1998). Guide des centres bouddhistes en France. Paris: Noêsis. ISBN 978-2-911606-20-5.
- ^ philomag (2014-05-20). "Taïkan Jyoji. Le Zen vient en se bottant les fesses | Philosophie magazine". www.philomag.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ a b admin (2016-03-16). "Taïkan Jyoji | Buddhachannel TV" (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ De Backer, B. (2002) . Bouddhismes en Belgique. Courrier hebdomadaire du CRISP, n° 1768-1769(23), 5-70. https://doi.org/10.3917/cris.1768.0005.
- ^ "Ardèche. « Le zen nécessite de sortir de sa zone de confort »". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "SAINT-LAURENT-DU-PAPE. Le fondateur du centre zen honoré par le consulat du Japon". www.ledauphine.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "L'art du kôan zen". L'UBF : Fédération des Associations Bouddhistes de France (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
External links
edit- The Green Cliff (La Falaise Verte)[1]
- Zoom on Taïkan Jyoji toward the French buddhist channel "Voix Bouddhistes" [2]
- Rinzai Zen and its European delegate on the French Buddhist University [3]
- Taïkan Jyoji on Buddhachannel [4]
- Architectural project of the Green Cliff Zendo [5]
- Video of the French TV show "Buddhist Wisdom". Taïkan Jyoji comment the calligraphy "Everyday is a good day" [6]