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Sobin Yamada

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Sobin Yamada
TitleRoshi
Personal life
Born1920 (1920)[1]
Died2008 (aged 87–88)[1]
NationalityJapanese
EducationHanazono
Ryukoku University
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolRinzai

Sobin Yamada was the 26th abbot of Shinju-an, a subtemple of the Rinzai Zen temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto.[1] Shinju-an is the memorial temple for Ikkyu. Yamada studied at Hanazono, a Rinzai university in Kyoto, and at Ryukoku University.[citation needed]

There is a calligraphic work by Yamada in the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco); it was commissioned by Yoshiko Kakudo for the museum.[1][2]

Yamada was born in 1920 and died in 2008.[1]

Bibliography

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  • Zen at Daitoku-ji (1974), with Dr. Jon Carter Covell[3]
  • Unraveling Zen's Red Thread: Ikkyu's Controversial Way (1980), Dr. Jon Carter Covell and Abbot Sobin Yamada, 1980, HollyM International, Elizabeth, New Jersey, ISBN 0-930878-19-1[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Calligraphy, In the Mist (Muchu)". The Asian Art Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ Mellott, Richard (2017). "Yoshiko Kakudo (1934—2016): Curator, Artist, Philanthropist". Impressions. 38: 176–87. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Zainie, Carla M (1977). "Zen at Daitoku-ji. by Jon Covell, Yamada Sōbin". The Journal of Asian Studies. 36 (2): 361–62. doi:10.2307/2053746. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kodera, T James (1985). "Review: [Untitled] Unraveling Zen's Red Thread: Ikkyū's Controversial Way. by Jon Carter Covell, Abbot Sobin Yamada". The Journal of Asian Studies. 44 (4): 838–40. doi:10.2307/2056479. Retrieved 24 July 2024.