Chajin

Fukyusai

5th generation Jōsō Sōshitsu (1673-1704) 常叟 宗室 Fukyūsai 不休斎 The only child born to Sensô.When his father passed away he took his place with the…

Fukensai

9th generation Sekiō Sōshitsu (1746-1801) 石翁 宗室 Fukensai 不見斎 Started using hte nam Genshitsu at age 11 or 12. This is know from the 100th…

Ennosai

Ennosai Tetchu (1872 – 1924 ) 圓能斎. Personal name: Tetchū Sōshitsu (1872-1924) 鉄中 宗室 During the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) many men died. Oiemoto of the…

Eisai Zenji

Eisai Zenji (1141-1215) was the head abbot of Kozan-ji. He brought back from china tea leaves, utensils and procedure for making the. When he founded…

Drew Hanson

Name: Drew Hanson Location: Columbus, New Jersey USA Education: B.S. (English) Southern Connecticut State University M.A. (Theatre) The Pennsylvania State University Ph.D. (American Literature) The…

Dennis Hirota

Prof. Dennis Hirota, professor of Shin Buddhist Studies, School of Letters, Ryukoku University, Kyoto 600. Grew up in Berkeley, went to Japan (where he met…

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