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Ōmori Sōgen was a teacher of [[Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū]] swordsmanship,<ref name="JSKOS">{{ja icon}} [http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=16410 Jiki Shinkage-ryū Kenjutsu with Ōmori Sōgen.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103730/http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=16410 |date=2011-07-08 }} Japan, Nihon Kobudo series, filmed during the 1970s by the Japanese Ministry of Education in a series on many of the traditional koryū. DVD, 2005.</ref> and a [[calligrapher]] in the Taishi school of [[Yamaoka Tesshū]]. He became well known for his unique approach to [[Zen]] practice integrating insights from his martial and fine arts training with traditional Zen methods; this approach has been described as a unity of ''Zen'', ''Ken'' ("sword", referring to martial arts or physical culture), and ''Sho'' ("brush", referring to calligraphy or fine arts). |
Ōmori Sōgen was a teacher of [[Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū]] swordsmanship,<ref name="JSKOS">{{ja icon}} [http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=16410 Jiki Shinkage-ryū Kenjutsu with Ōmori Sōgen.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708103730/http://www.budovideos.com/shop/customer/product.php?productid=16410 |date=2011-07-08 }} Japan, Nihon Kobudo series, filmed during the 1970s by the Japanese Ministry of Education in a series on many of the traditional koryū. DVD, 2005.</ref> and a [[calligrapher]] in the Taishi school of [[Yamaoka Tesshū]]. He became well known for his unique approach to [[Zen]] practice integrating insights from his martial and fine arts training with traditional Zen methods; this approach has been described as a unity of ''Zen'', ''Ken'' ("sword", referring to martial arts or physical culture), and ''Sho'' ("brush", referring to calligraphy or fine arts). |
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Ōmori founded [[Seitaiji]] monastery in Japan and [[Daihonzan Chozen-ji]] in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], the first Rinzai headquarters temple established outside Japan according to Rinzai canon law. |
Ōmori founded [[Seitaiji]] monastery in Japan and [[Daihonzan Chozen-ji]] in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], the first Rinzai headquarters temple established outside Japan according to Rinzai canon law. |
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Dharma successors and descendents of Omori Roshi are active in both Japan and the West. In the United States, along with Chozen-ji, [[Daiyuzenji]] has been established in [[Chicago]], and [[Korinji]] near [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]. In [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], there are active groups connected to [[Sasaki Gensō|Sasaki Gensō Rōshi]] and Hozumi Genshō Rōshi. |
Dharma successors and descendents of Omori Roshi are active in both Japan and the West. In the United States, along with Chozen-ji, [[Daiyuzenji]] has been established in [[Chicago]], and [[Korinji]] near [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]]. In [[Germany]] and [[Austria]], there are active groups connected to [[Sasaki Gensō|Sasaki Gensō Rōshi]] and Hozumi Genshō Rōshi. |
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| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 1994 |
| Religion | Rinzai |
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| Based in | Tenryū-ji |
| Predecessor | Seki Bokuo |
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Template:Japanese name Ōmori Sōgen (大森 曹玄, 1904–1994) was a Japanese Rinzai Rōshi, a successor in the Tenryū-ji line of Rinzai Zen, and former president of Hanazono University, the Rinzai university in Kyoto, Japan. He became a priest in 1945.
Biography
Ōmori Sōgen was a teacher of Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū swordsmanship,[1] and a calligrapher in the Taishi school of Yamaoka Tesshū. He became well known for his unique approach to Zen practice integrating insights from his martial and fine arts training with traditional Zen methods; this approach has been described as a unity of Zen, Ken ("sword", referring to martial arts or physical culture), and Sho ("brush", referring to calligraphy or fine arts).
Ōmori founded Seitaiji monastery in Japan and Daihonzan Chozen-ji in Honolulu, Hawaii, the first Rinzai headquarters temple established outside Japan according to Rinzai canon law.
Dharma successors and descendents of Omori Roshi are active in both Japan and the West. In the United States, along with Chozen-ji, Daiyuzenji has been established in Chicago, and Korinji near Madison, Wisconsin. In Germany and Austria, there are active groups connected to Sasaki Gensō Rōshi and Hozumi Genshō Rōshi.
Ōmori is the author of more than 20 books in the Japanese language.
Ōmori was also well known for his right wing ultra-nationalist[2] political activism and influence in government circles prior to the outbreak of the Second World War.
Notable students
Bibliography
- Sogen, Omori; Trevor Leggett; Dōgen Hosokawa; Roy Kenichi Yoshimoto (2002). An Introduction to Zen Training: A Translation of Sanzen Nyumon. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 0-8048-3247-1.
- Terayama, Katsujō; John Stevens; Omori Sogen (1983). Zen and the Art of Calligraphy: The Essence of Sho. Routledge & Kegan Paul. ISBN 0-7100-9284-9.
References
- ^ Template:Ja icon Jiki Shinkage-ryū Kenjutsu with Ōmori Sōgen. Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Japan, Nihon Kobudo series, filmed during the 1970s by the Japanese Ministry of Education in a series on many of the traditional koryū. DVD, 2005.
- ^ Zen war stories, Daizen Victoria, p85
Sources
- Morisawa, Jackson S. (1988). The Secret of the Target. Routledge. ISBN 0-415-00194-3.
Further reading
- Hosokawa, Dōgen (1997). Omori Sogen: The Art of a Zen Master. Kegan Paul International : Distributed by Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-7103-0588-5.
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