Yamada Kōun山田耕雲
- Born
- 1907
- Died
- 1989
- Teacher
- Yasutani Hakuun (transmission)
- Dharma heir
- Robert Aitken (authorization)
- School
- Sanbō Zen
Lay teacher who led the Sanbō Kyōdan from 1970 until his death. Author of Zen: The Authentic Gate and a translation of the Gateless Gate with commentary. By his death, 21 non-Japanese disciples had finished the formal course of training, and Christian priests, nuns and pastors were among his students.
Writings and records
Related people
Sources
- Sanbôzen 三宝禅, Short History of the SANBÔZEN, sections “The First Abbot” and “The Second Abbot” (Japanese version: https://ssl.sanbo-zen.org/histry_j.html, 三宝禅略歴) · link
- Sanbôzen 三宝禅, Selected Bibliography, books by members of the Sanbôzen Society (non-Japanese publications) · link
- National Diet Library, Japan, Web NDL Authorities: 山田耕雲, ndlna 00114775 · link
- Yamada Kōun, Zen: The Authentic Gate (2015) · link
- Robert H. Sharf, Sanbōkyōdan: Zen and the Way of the New Religions (1995), Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 22/3–4, pp. 417–458 · link
- James Ishmael Ford, Zen Master Who? A Guide to the People and Stories of Zen (2006)
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