Sobin Yamada

Sobin Yamada
TitleRoshi
Personal life
Born1920 (1920)
Japan
Died2008 (aged 87–88)
EducationHanazono
Ryukoku University
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolRinzai

Sobin Yamada was the 26th abbot of Shinju-an, a subtemple of the Rinzai Zen temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto. Shinju-an is the memorial temple for Ikkyu. Yamada studied at Hanazono, a Rinzai university in Kyoto, and at Ryukoku University.[citation needed]

There is a calligraphic work by Yamada in the Asian Art Museum (San Francisco); it was commissioned by Yoshiko Kakudo for the museum.

Yamada was born in 1920 and died in 2008.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Calligraphy, In the Mist (Muchu)". The Asian Art Museum. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Mellott, Richard (2017). "Yoshiko Kakudo (1934—2016): Curator, Artist, Philanthropist". Impressions. 38: 176–87. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Zainie, Carla M (1977). "Zen at Daitoku-ji. by Jon Covell, Yamada Sōbin". The Journal of Asian Studies. 36 (2): 361–62. doi:10.2307/2053746. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Kodera, T James (1985). "Review: [Untitled] Unraveling Zen's Red Thread: Ikkyū's Controversial Way. by Jon Carter Covell, Abbot Sobin Yamada". The Journal of Asian Studies. 44 (4): 838–40. doi:10.2307/2056479. Retrieved 24 July 2024.