Aoyama Rōshi

Aoyama Roshi
Shundo Aoyama Roshi
Personal life
Born1933 (age 92–93)
Aichi Province, Nagoya Prefecture, Japan
Known forfirst nun to be appointed to the rank of Daikyoshi
Religious life
ReligionSōtō Zen

Shundo Aoyama Rōshi is a Japanese Buddhist nun and abbess. She is the first nun to be appointed to the rank of Daikyoshi (Great Teacher) in the Soto Zen school.

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