Taijun Takeda

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Takeda Taijun
Born	(1912-02-12)February 12, 1912  Japan Tokyo
Died	October 5, 1976(1976-10-05) (aged 64) Tokyo
Other names	武田 泰淳
Occupation(s)	Buddhist priest, novelist

Taijun Takeda (武田 泰淳, Takeda Taijun, February 12, 1912 – October 5, 1976) was a Japanese novelist and Buddhist priest active as one of the first post-war generation writers, and a noted influencer on Chinese literature.

His Dharma name was (恭蓮社謙誉上人泰淳和尚).