Gyomay Kubose

Gyomay Kubose

Gyomay Kubose (June 21, 1905[1]–March 29, 2000), born Masao Kubose was a Japanese-American Buddhist teacher. In 1944, after leaving the Heart Mountain internment camp,[2] he founded the Chicago Buddhist Church, later renamed the Buddhist Temple of Chicago.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Everyday Buddhism 20 - A Bright Dawn: Conversation with Rev. Koyo Kubose". Everyday Buddhism. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference pioneer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Melcer, Rachel (1997-02-28). "AT 92, FOUNDER OF AMERICAN BUDDHISM STILL ADDING TO HIS LEGACY OF FAITH, WORK". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  4. ^ Michihiro Ama (2011). Immigrants to the Pure Land: The Modernization, Acculturation, and Globalization of Shin Buddhism, 1898-1941. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-3438-8.