Kyudo Nakagawa

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name = Kyudo Nakagawa


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birth_name = Myosho Nakagawa
other_names = Kyudo (Dharma name)
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birth_date = birth date|1927|2|12
birth_place = Ichijima-cho, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
death_date = death date and age|2007|12|29|1927|2|12
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nationality = Japanese
denomination = Zen Buddhism
school = Rinzai
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title = Roshi
workplace = Soho Zen Buddhist Association
education = Komazawa University
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Kyudo Nakagawa (中川 球童, February 12 1927—December 29 2007), or Nakagawa Kyudo, was a Japanese-born Rinzai roshi who for many years led Soho Zen Buddhist Association in Manhattan's Lower East Side. A Dharma heir of the late Soen Nakagawa [Brazier, 171] —who is of no familial relation—Kyudo first became a Zen monk at age eight. He undertook Buddhist studies at Japan's renowned Komazawa University and entered Gukei-ji.Fisher; 35] Then, at age thirty, Kyudo entered Ryutaku-ji and trained under Soen Nakagawa. In 1968 he moved to Jerusalem to lead a center Soen had opened in Israel called Kibutsu-ji, where he stayed on for thirteen years. Kyudo then returned to Ryutaku-ji briefly and moved to New York City, where he led the Soho Zen Buddhist Association. He also made occasional trips to England now and then to lead the London Zen Society. [Snelling, 205] Following Soen Nakagawa's death, Kyudo became abbot of Ryutaku-ji. He died on December 29, 2007 at the age of eighty. The Soho Zen Buddhist association closed its practice center, the Soho Zendo, following Kyudo's death.

ee also

*Buddhism in Japan
*List of Rinzai Buddhists
*Timeline of Zen Buddhism in the United States

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References

*cite book| last =Brazier| first =David| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The New Buddhism| publisher =Palgrave| date =2002| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=0312295189&=Search&qt=owc_search| doi =| id = | isbn = 0312295189
*cite book| last =Fisher| first =Adam Genkaku| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Answer Your Love Letters: Footnotes to a Zen Practice| publisher =Gardeners Books| date =| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=1425974422| doi =| id = | isbn = 1425974422
*cite book| last =Snelling| first =John| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Buddhist Handbook: A Complete Guide to Buddhist Schools, Teaching, Practice and History| publisher =Inner Traditions| date =1991| location =| pages =| url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23649530&tab=editions| doi =| id = | isbn = 0892813199

External links

* [http://www.blackmoonzendo.com Black Moon Zendo]