Mumon Yamada

Mumon Yamada
TitleRoshi
Personal life
Born16 July 1900 (1900-07-16)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Died24 December 1988(1988-12-24) (aged 88)
Religious life
ReligionBuddhism
SchoolRinzai
Senior posting
Based inShofukuji
PredecessorSeki Bokuo
SuccessorShunan Noritake Shodo Harada

Mumon Yamada (山田 無文, Yamada Mumon; July 16, 1900 – December 24, 1988) was a Rinzai roshi, calligrapher, and former abbot of Shōfuku-ji in Kobe, Japan. Mumon was also the former head of the Myōshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japan.

His most prominent student (and Dharma heir) is Shodo Harada of Sōgen-ji, an influential master in both Japan and the United States.

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