| Sobin Yamada | |
|---|---|
| Title | Roshi |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1920 (1920) Japan |
| Died | 2008 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Hanazono Ryukoku University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| School | Rinzai |
Sobin Yamada was the 26th abbot of Shinju-an, a subtemple of the 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.
There is a calligraphic work by Yamada in the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco); it was commissioned by Yoshiko Kakudo for the museum.
Yamada was born in 1920 and died in 2008.
Bibliography
- Zen at Daitoku-ji (1974), with Dr. Jon Carter Covell
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "Calligraphy, In the Mist (Muchu)". The Asian Art Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- Mellott, Richard (2017). "Yoshiko Kakudo (1934—2016): Curator, Artist, Philanthropist". Impressions. 38: 176–87. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- 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.
- 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.
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