Daisho Tana
was a Buddhist missionary, leader of the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple and is best known for his detailed diaries kept during his internment in both California and New Mexico. Husband to Tomoe Tana, a well renowned tanka poet, the couple had four children, Yasuto,Shibun Tana,Chinin , and Akira Yasuto Tana, and Akira Tana. Early life Reverend Tana was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan and studied at the Kyoto Buddhist College He came to the United States in 1928 to serve as a priest with the Buddhist Churches of America. In 1938, he married Tomoe Tana, the daughter of a Buddhist priest residing on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. Daisho Tana's marriage was arranged by his brother-in-law. Prior to the marriage, he had never met his wife, and she had never been to the United States.Snider, Gary D. "A profile of Tomoe Tana." (1997). Internment Like many Japanese or Japanese Americans, Daisho Tana was interned by the Federal Government after Executive Order 9066 Executive Orde ...
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Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and th ...
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