Kosho Uchiyama - Education and Career

Education and Career

Uchiyama graduated from Waseda University with a masters degree in Western philosophy in 1937 and was ordained a priest in 1941 by his teacher Kodo Sawaki.

Throughout his life, Uchiyama lived with the damaging effects of tuberculosis.

Uchiyama became abbot of Antai-ji following Sawaki's death in 1965 until he retired in 1975 to Nokei-in, also near Kyoto, where he lived with his wife.

Following the death of his teacher he led a forty-nine day sesshin in memorial of his teacher.

In retirement he continued his writing, the majority of which consisted of poetry.

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