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Soen Nakagawa

Sōen Nakagawa
TitleRōshi
Personal life
Born
Motoi Nakagawa

(1907-03-19)March 19, 1907
DiedMarch 11, 1984(1984-03-11) (aged 76)
NationalityTaiwanese-Japanese
Religious life
ReligionZen Buddhism
TempleRyutaku-ji
SchoolRinzai

Sōen Nakagawa (中川 宋淵, Nakagawa Sōen, born Motoi Nakagawa; March 19, 1907 – March 11, 1984)[1] was a Taiwanese-born Japanese rōshi and Zen Buddhist master in the Rinzai tradition. An enigmatic figure, Nakagawa had a major impact on Zen as it was practiced in the 20th century, both in Japan and abroad.

  1. ^ "中川宋淵 Nakagawa Sōen (1907-1984)".

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