| Kobori Nanrei Sōhaku |
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| Religion |
Rinzai |
| Personal |
| Born |
1918
Japan |
| Died |
1992 |
| Senior posting |
| Based in |
Ryōkōin |
| Title |
Roshi |
| Religious career |
| Students |
James H. Austin |
Kobori Nanrei Sōhaku (小堀 南嶺?) (1918—1992) was a Japanese Rinzai roshi and former abbot of Ryōkōin, a subtemple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, Japan.[1] A student of the late Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki[2], Sōhaku was fluent in English[1] and known to hold regular sesshins until the 1980s which many Americans attended.[1] One of his American students is James H. Austin, author of Zen and the Brain.[2] Austin writes of his teacher, "This remarkable person, Kobori-roshi, inspired me to begin the long path of Zen and stick to it. As a result, I have since continued to repair my ignorance about Zen and its psychophysiology during an ongoing process of adult reeducation."[3]
- ^ a b Levine, xliii
- ^ Franck, 84
- ^ Austin, 175
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Sohaku, Kobori Nanrei |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1918 |
| Place of birth |
Japan |
| Date of death |
1992 |
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