Ōi Saidan
Ōi Saidan ( Japanese 大 井 際 断 ; * February 26, 1915 , Nishinomiya , Japan ; † February 27, 2018 ) was the high priest ( kanchō ) of the Rinzai-shū sect of the Hōkō-ji ( Shinjitai : 方 広 寺 , Kyūjitai : 方 廣 寺 ) in Okuyama, Inasa-chō, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu .
In 1921 he became a priest ( oshō ) in the Moshō-ji ( 茂松 寺 ) in Nishinomiya. In 1940 he graduated from Kyōto University with a degree in philosophy . In 1948 he became abbot ( 住 職 , jūshoku ) at Moshō-ji. During this time he studied Zen under Ienaga Ichidō ( 家 永 一道 ) from Tōfuku-ji .
He became Ichidō's Dharma successor and taught Zen philosophy as a professor at the Hanazono Buddhist University . In April 1960 he became abbot of the Manju-ji ( 萬壽寺 ) meditation hall in Ōita . March 1975 he became abbot in Tōkai-an ( 東海 庵 ) in Myōshin-ji . October 1990 became head of the Hōkō-ji sect ( 方 廣 寺 派 管 長 , Hōkō-ji-ha kanchō ) and Zen master ( shike ) at the Hōkō-ji.
In he opened the Zen training for laypeople, also for women and for students from the West.
Ōi Saidan led Zen- Sesshin (meditation retreats) in Germany from 1982 . Most recently he was in the Lebensgarten Steyerberg and in Hanover during EXPO 2000 .
He entrusted the Zen master Christoph "Rei Ho" Hatlapa from Steyerberg, teacher of the Choka-Sangha and Rei Shin Bigan , with Nadine "Rei Myo" Tierelinckx with the representation of his teaching tradition in Germany .
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- Hōkō-ji: 臨 済 宗 大本 山 方 広 寺 奥 山 半 僧坊 (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ^ Oi Saidan Roshi , Choka Sangha website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ōi, Saidan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 大 井 際 断 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese high priest of the Zen temple Hōkō-ji |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nishinomiya |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2018 |