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市村承秉 Ichimura Shōhei (1929-2018)
was a Zen monk and scholar of Indian Buddhist philosophy. He is the translator of many important works in Buddhism.
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http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n80069380/
- Born: November 23, 1929
- Died: January 23, 2018
- First born of 5 children to Yoshie (mother) and Hakuho Ichimura (father), head abbot of Dairinji in the town of Nakajo in Niigata prefecture
- Completed monastic training at Eiheiji temple
- Traveled extensively in India following graduation from Komazawa university (undergraduate degree 1955)
- Master's degree from Harvard Divinity School in 1960
- Doctorate from University of Chicago in Påli, Sanskrit and Buddhist Studies, 1972 - Thesis: Nāgārjuna's Philosophy of Śūnyatā and His Dialectic
- Founded North American Institute of Zen and Buddhist Studies (NAIZBS) in 1993 as a vehicle for delivery of Buddhist translations and publications
- Major publications:
- 1993: Translator of "Zen Master Eihei Dogen's Monastic Regulations" - NAIZBS "Institute Series 1"
- 1994: Translator of "Zen Master Keizan's Monastic Regulations" - NAIZBS "Institute Series 2"
- 1995: Editor for Bruno Petzhold's work "The Classification of Buddhism. Bukkyo Kyohan: Comprising the Classification of Buddhist Doctrines in India, China and Japan"
- 2001: Translator of ETO Sokuo's work "Zen Master Dogen As Founding Patriarch" - NAIZBS "Institute Series 3"
- 2001: Author of "Buddhist Critical Spirituality: Prajna and Sunyata" - NAIZBS "Institute Series 4"
- 2006: The Baizhang Zen Monastic Regulations - BDK English Tripitaka Series. Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research
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