Sodō Yokoyama
Appearance
Sodō Yokoyama | |
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Title | Rōshi |
Personal life | |
Born | 1907 |
Died | 1980 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Religious life | |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Sōtō |
Senior posting | |
Teacher | Kodo Sawaki |
Successor | Jōkō Shibata |
Sodō Yokoyama (横山祖道, Yokoyama Sodō) was a Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. Also known as the Leaf Flute Zen Master (草笛禅師, Kusabue Zenji), he was famous for residing in a public park in Komoro in Nagano Prefecture where he practiced zazen and played songs for travelers by whistling on a leaf. He had resided at Antai-ji for eight years from 1949 to 1957 as a student of Kodo Sawaki before moving to Komoro in 1959. He continued his life in the park until his death in 1980.[1][2]
See also
[edit]- Slek leaf whistle or flute as used in Cambodia. Same type of instrument that Sodō Yokoyama played, different culture.
References
[edit]- ^ Braverman, Arthur (2003), Living and Dying in Zazen, Weatherhill, ISBN 978-0834805316
- ^ Braverman, Arthur (2017), The Grass Flute Zen Master: Sodo Yokoyama, Counterpoint, ISBN 978-1619029132
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