Taisen Deshimaru
Japanese teacher
Taisen Deshimaru was a Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist teacher, who founded the Association Zen Internationale. Wikipedia
Born: November 29, 1914, Saga, Japan
Died: April 30, 1982 (age 67 years), Tokyo, Japan
Teacher: Kodo Sawaki
Biography. Taisen Deshimaru (1914-1982) grew up on the island of Kyushu in Japan. He was a disciple of Kodo Sawaki, which he followed for 30 years and with whom ...
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