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Ban Tetsugyu (1910-1996)

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Ban Roshi was born in Hanamaki City (Iwate prefecture) June 4, 1910. He was ordained as a Soto Zen monk by Fuchizawa Chimyo Roshi July 9, 1917, and received Dharma transmission from him. From 1931 till 1938, he practiced in Hosshinji temple. He became a student of Komazawa University in 1938 and graduated in 1941. After war he became a "tanto" of Hosshinji in 1947, and also a "tanto" of Hoonji (Iwate prefecture) in 1948, and became a master of Toshoji. He received Dharma-success (Inka) from Harada Roshi. He established two temples in Japan, Kannonji (Iwate) and Tetsugyuji (Oita). He retired Toshoji May 10, 1992 and died January 21, 1996. He was 87 years old.

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Tetsugyu Ban Bantetsugu (June 4, 1910-January 21, 1996) was a Zen priest of both Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen, born in Hanamaki, Japan in 1910. Ordained a Soto Zen monk by Fuchizawa Chimyo-roshi in 1917, he later received Dharma transmission from him. From 1931 till 1938 he practiced in Hosshinji temple, then becoming a student at Komazawa University and graduating in 1941. In 1947 he became tanto of Hosshinji and also of Hoonji in 1948. He became Abbot of Toshoji. He received inka from Harada Daiun Sogaku and went on to establish two temples, Kannonji in Iwate and Tetsugyuji in Oita. He retired as Abbot of Toshoji in 1992 and died in 1996 at 86 years of age. Maura O'Halloran and Tetsujyo Deguchi were both Dharma heirs of Ban-roshi.

Toshoji today:

Toshoji International Zen Center
abbot 鐵城出口 Deguchi Tetsujyo
4-5-18 Yutaka-cho Shinagawa-ku
Tokyo 142-0042 Japan
Tel +81(0)3 3781-4235
Fax +81(0)3 3781-6168
http://www.toshoji.com
E-mail: toshoji@nifty.com

Primo Maestro del Monastero TOSHOJI di Tokyo, fondato da HARADA DAIUN SOGAKU. BAN TETSUGYU SOIN ROSHI ha aperto i Monasteri di Kannon-Ji e Tetsugyu-Ji, proseguendo l’insegnamento di Harada Daiun Sogaku Roshi nella Tradizione Soto-Rinzai. Nel 1992 si e ritirato a Kannon-Ji nominando suo successore Tetsujyo Deguchi. Ban Roshi e nato nella citta di Hanamaki (prefettura di Iwate) il 4 Giugno del 1910. E' stato ordinato Monaco Soto Zen da Fuchizawa Chimyo Roshi il 9 Giugno del 1917, e riceve la trasmissione di Dharma. Dal 1931 al 1938, pratica nel Monastero di Hosshinji. Diventa studente dell'universita di Komazawa nel 1938 e si laurea nel 1941. Nel 1947 dopo la guerra diventa "tanto" al Monastero Hosshinji, nel 1948 al Monastero di Hoonji (prefettura di Iwate) e anche Maestro al Monastero Toshoji. Riceve la Dharma successione (Inka) da Harada Roshi. Fonda due Monasteri in Giappone, Kannonji (Iwate) e Tetsugyuji (Oita). Si ritira a Kannon-ji il 10 Maggio 1992 e muore il 21 Gennaio all'eta di 87 anni. Dopo una vita spesa a portare uno zen fresco e pulsante a tutti gli occidentali che hanno sempre riempito la sala di meditazione del monastero Tosho-ji. Il maestro Tetsujyo Deguchi suo successore ne continua oggi l'impegno.

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