LIVING ZEN - Hosshinji Zen monastery in Obama city of wester Japan (tight selection)
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Daily life in Hosshinji, a monastery of Soto Zen Buddhism in Obama, Japan
Hosshinji is one of the few Japanese Zen monasteries, which westerners who were interested in Zen Buddhism have been visiting from as early as the 1920s. Some of them became monks and with their teachings and the books they wrote, they helped introduce Zen Buddhism to the western world. Some of the most famous were American Philip Kapleau (1912-2004) who in the 60s wrote the book "The Three Pillars of Zen" that is said to be the first book to introduce the paractice of Zen to westerners, and German Hugo Lassalle (Aiun-ken Hugo Makibi Enomiya-Lassalle) (1898-1990), who embraced both Roman Catholic Christianity and Zen Buddhism and in the 70s wrote the book "Zen: A Way to Enlightenment".
It's current abbot is the well known Harada Sekkei Roshi who has served as the official representative of Soto Zen Buddhism in Europe for three years. He has been back to Hoshinji since the end of 2004, teaching the trainee monks and visiting practitioners the way of Zen.
Hosshinji is one of the few Japanese Zen monasteries, which westerners who were interested in Zen Buddhism have been visiting from as early as the 1920s. Some of them became monks and with their teachings and the books they wrote, they helped introduce Zen Buddhism to the western world. Some of the most famous were American Philip Kapleau (1912-2004) who in the 60s wrote the book "The Three Pillars of Zen" that is said to be the first book to introduce the paractice of Zen to westerners, and German Hugo Lassalle (Aiun-ken Hugo Makibi Enomiya-Lassalle) (1898-1990), who embraced both Roman Catholic Christianity and Zen Buddhism and in the 70s wrote the book "Zen: A Way to Enlightenment".
It's current abbot is the well known Harada Sekkei Roshi who has served as the official representative of Soto Zen Buddhism in Europe for three years. He has been back to Hoshinji since the end of 2004, teaching the trainee monks and visiting practitioners the way of Zen.
