Sobin Yamada | |
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Title | Roshi |
Personal | |
Born | 1920[1] |
Died | 2008 (aged 87–88)[1] |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Japanese |
School | Rinzai |
Education | Hanazono Ryukoku University |
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]