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| Father Willigis Jager Roshi (1925 - ) |
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 Father Willigis Jager Roshi is a Benedictine monk and a Zen master. He is seen by many as a great mystic and spiritual teacher who cuts across traditions directing all to a deeper path of spiritual experience. His teachings are said to represent a modern and transconfessional spirituality, a spirituality which can answer the pressing questions of those on the spiritual path of the 21st century. [1] Willigis Jager Roshi was a Benedictine monk who after meeting Yamada Koun Roshi, became one of his famous Western disciples. Yamada Koun Roshi became the head of the famed Sanbo Kyodan monastery, in Japan in the early 1970's and he opened the doors to Western students. The Sanbo Kyodan is an independent lay school of Japanese Zen in the Soto tradition. After Father Willigis Jager Roshi had mastered many levels of Zen teaching he was given permission to teach in Europe. In 1996, he received his Dharma transmission from Kubota Roshi, who was the third abbot of the Sanbo Kyodan. Father Willigis is currently Zen Master of the Sanbo Kyodan along with Philip Kapleau and Gundula Meyer, while Yamada Roun is the abbot. Since 2003, Willigis Jager has been the spiritual director of the Benediktushof in Holzkirchen, a centre for spiritual pathways. He is also co-founder of the Sonnenhof in the Blackforest. His vision of a global spirituality is practiced by an ever growing community throughout the world. The Zen teachers appointed by him from the Sanbo-Kyodan-School, and the contemplation teachers from the School of Contemplation which he founded, are involved in spreading this spiritual message internationally. [1] |
Date of Birth: 02 Jan, 1925
Location: Germany
State: No State Provided
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Father Willigis Jager Roshi was born in 1925 in Germany. He was originally a Benedictine priest, that is, until he met Yamada Koun Roshi in 1972. Father Enomiya-Lassalle introduced Yamada Roshi to him and Father Willigis was immediately impressed and interested in Zen Buddhism. He decided to dedicate the rest of his life to Zen and by 1981 he finished his formal Zen training. Yamada Koun Roshi sent him to Germany so that he could spread Zen in Europe. In 1996, he received Dharam from Kubota Roshi. He was appointed as Zen Master (shoshike) of the famous Sanbô Kyôdan along with some of his fellow Western practitioners such as Philip Kapleau and Gundula Meyer. [2]
References:
1. Willigis Jaeger – Website - http://www.willigis-jaeger.de/eng/
2. Father Willigis Jaeger Roshi – website - http://www.sanbo-zen.org/histry_e.html
Related Links:
homepage2.nifty.com/sanbo_zen/histry_e.html
www.willigis-jaeger.de/eng/
www.willigis-jaeger.de/eng/
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