Sobin Yamada | |
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Title | Roshi |
Personal life | |
Born | 1920[1] |
Died | 2008 (aged 87–88) [1] |
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. [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]