Sobin Yamada is the 26th abbot of Shinju-an, a subtemple of the important Rinzai Zen temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. Shinju-an is the memorial temple for Ikkyu. Yamada studied at Hanazono, a Rinzai university in Kyoto, and at Ryukoku University.
Gempo Yamamoto | |
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| Title | Roshi |
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| Religion | Buddhism |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| School | Rinzai |
| Education | Hanazono Ryukoku University |
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- Unraveling Zen's Red Thread: Ikkyu's Controversial Way, Dr. Jon[etta] Carter Covell and Abbot Sobin Yamada, 1980, HollyM International, Elizabeth, New Jersey, ISBN 0-930878-19-1.
- Zen at Daitoku-ji, with Dr. Jon Carter Covell.
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