was a Japanese
Rinzai
The Rinzai school ( ja, , Rinzai-shū, zh, t=臨濟宗, s=临济宗, p=Línjì zōng) is one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism (along with Sōtō and Ōbaku). The Chinese Linji school of Chan was first transmitted to Japan by Myōan ...
Zen
rōshi
( Japanese: "old teacher"; "old master") is a title in Zen Buddhism with different usages depending on sect and country. In Rinzai Zen, the term is reserved only for individuals who have received ''inka shōmei'', meaning they have completed ...
and
Neo-Confucianist
Neo-Confucianism (, often shortened to ''lǐxué'' 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, and originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in th ...
.
Kosen did his Zen training under
Daisetsu Shoen (1797–1855) at
Sōkoku-ji and received
inka from
Gisan Zenkai at Sōgen-ji in Okayama. Kosen was instrumental in bringing Zen to lay practitioners and to the west. Kosen's
Dharma heir
In Chan and Zen Buddhism, dharma transmission is a custom in which a person is established as a "successor in an unbroken lineage of teachers and disciples, a spiritual 'bloodline' (''kechimyaku'') theoretically traced back to the Buddha himse ...
Soyen Shaku
Soyen Shaku (, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese ''Shaku Sōen'' or ''Kōgaku Shaku Sōen'') was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a rōshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of bo ...
[Victoria, 37;237][Dumoulin, 407][Sawada, 214] participated in the
World Parliament of Religions
There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths. The event was celebrated by another c ...
in Chicago, which introduced Soyen Shaku's student
D. T. Suzuki
, self-rendered in 1894 as "Daisetz", was a Japanese-American Buddhist monk, essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, translator, and writer. He was a scholar and author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were instrumental in s ...
to
Paul Carus
Paul Carus (; 18 July 1852 – 11 February 1919) was a German-American author, editor, a student of comparative religion and western
Theosophy
Theosophy is a religion established in the United States during the late 19th century. It was founded primarily by the Russian Helena Blavatsky and draws its teachings predominantly from Blavatsky's writings. Categorized by scholars of religion ...
. Kosen's dharma descendant Tetsuo Sōkatsu established
Ningen Zen Kyodan, an independent lay-Rinzai school.
[Ningen Zen Home]
As one-time head abbot of
Engakuji in
Kamakura, Japan, he was known as a government loyalist and is remembered for his support of
Emperor Meiji—in the 1870s serving as Doctrinal Instructor for the Ministry of Doctrine.
See also
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Buddhism in Japan
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Founder
*Linji Yixuan
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*Ankokuji Ekei
* Sōgen Asahina
*Ashikaga Yoshimitsu
B
* Bassui Tokushō
* George Bowman
C
* Sherry Chayat
* Chō Tsuratatsu
* Chūgan Engetsu
*Leonard Cohen
D
* Watazumi Doso
* Ji Gong
* Ogin ...
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Ningen Zen
Successors
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Kawajiri Hokin
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Soyen Shaku
Soyen Shaku (, January 10, 1860 – October 29, 1919; written in modern Japanese ''Shaku Sōen'' or ''Kōgaku Shaku Sōen'') was the first Zen Buddhist master to teach in the United States. He was a rōshi of the Rinzai school and was abbot of bo ...
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Tetsuo Sōkatsu
Tetsuo Sōkatsu (1870–1954) was a Japanese Rinzai-master. He was a dharma heir of Soyen Shaku.
Biography
Tetsuo Sokatsu received dharma transmission from Soyen Shaku at the age of 29. There-after he traveled throughout Japan, on "a pilgrimage ...
See also
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Ningen Zen Kyodan
References
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Japanese Confucianists
Rinzai Buddhists
Zen Buddhist abbots
1816 births
1892 deaths
Japanese Zen Buddhists
Edo period Buddhist clergy
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