Shuichi Thomas Kurai
Shuichi Thomas Kurai | |
|---|---|
| Title | Abbot |
| Personal life | |
| Born | December 14, 1947 Katada, Shima-shi, Mie Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | June 29, 2018 (age 70) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Children | Garrett Keiichi Kurai |
| Occupation | Zen master taiko instructor/performer |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Soto Zen |
| Dharma name | Shuichi |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Montebello, California, United States |
Shuichi Thomas Kurai (December 14, 1947—June 29, 2018) was a Japanese-born Soto Zen roshi and head abbot of Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Montebello, California. Raised in a Soto temple in Japan, he moved to California with his parents in 1952, where his father (Reverend Shuyu Kurai) served as priest at the Zenshuji Soto Mission in Little Tokyo. Kurai was a member of the American Zen Teachers Association.[1][2]
In addition to his role as a Zen teacher, Kurai was a highly skilled musician who taught others to play taiko drums. He founded the Taiko Center of Los Angeles and led the performing group Satori Daiko.[3][4]
Kurai died on June 29, 2018, at the age of 70 following a diagnosis of adult T-Cell leukemia.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Wong, 197-198
- ↑ Paul
- ↑ Chan, Erin (July 15, 2002). https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jul-15-me-taiko15-story.html. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
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References
[edit]- Wong, Deborah Anne (2004). Speak It Louder: Asian Americans Making Music. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-97039-3. OCLC 57595283.
- Paul, Jacquie (2004-04-07). "Drummers thunder at UCR". Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on May 6, 2004. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
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