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Taïkan Jyoji is the representative for Europe of the Rinzai school of Zen (Myôshin-ji branch, Kyoto). He was officially installed in this function by Yamada Mumon Rôshi [1] in 1976.
Director of the "Green Cliff" zen center
In 1989, Taïkan Jyoji was given the title of Kaikyo-shi (Founding Master) for Europe. Then he founded and has directed since his return of Japan the " Green Cliff" Zen Center (in French : "La Falaise Verte"). The " Green Cliff" zen center is located in the Middle South of France, in Ardèche, near the village of Saint Laurent du Pape. The "Green Cliff" center, also named the "Shobo-ji Temple" (Temple of the Authentic Dharma), is directly linked with the Myoshin-ji headtemple. The "Green Cliff" center is composed of a Zendo, the meditation place, and a kyūdō dōjō, where the Japanese art of archery can be practiced. In June 2010, the Zendo has been consacred by a Japanese delegation of temple's masters led by Kancho Taïtsu Roshi, head of Myoshin-Ji. In March 2017, Taïkan Jyoji has been honored by the Japanese Government. He has been receiving a price for his contribution to promote the Japanese culture.
Bibliography
- La source du vide, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris,1989
- Zen et zazen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1991
- Au coeur du Zen,Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1996
- Exhortations zen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 1996
- Itinéraire d'un maître zen venu d'Occident, Éditions Almora, Paris, réédité 2008
- L'art du kôan zen, Éditions Albin Michel Spiritualité, Paris, 2001
- Zen au fil des jours, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 2006
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 1), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2011
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 2), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2012
- Un jour - une vie (Tome 3), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2015
- Correspondence d'un maître Zen, Éditions Almora, Paris, 2014
- Kyudo, tir à l'arc zen, Éditions Le Courrier du Livre, Paris, 2014
- Les Saveurs du Zen, (Cookbook in collaboration with Françoise Dye), Éditions Almora, Paris, 2009
References
- ^ Yamada Mumon Rôshi (1900-1988) was the head of the Shofuku-ji monastery in Kobe and in addition, the Superior of the three thousand temples and monasteries of the Myôshin-ji institution
External links
- The Green Cliff (La Falaise Verte) [1]
- Zoom on Taïkan Jyoji toward the French buddhist channel "Voix Bouddhistes" [2]
- Rinzai Zen and its European delegate on the French Buddhist University [3]
- Taïkan Jyoji on Buddhachannel [4]
- Architectural project of the Green Cliff Zendo [5]
- Video of the French TV show "Buddhist Wisdom". Taïkan Jyoji comment the calligraphy "Everyday is a good day" [6]
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