Suzuki Shōsan
Shōsan Suzuki | |
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| Title | Samurai Zen monk |
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| Born | February 5, 1579 |
| Died | July 28, 1655 (aged 76) |
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| Religion | Zen Buddhism |
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Suzuki Shōsan (鈴木正三; February 5, 1579 – July 28, 1655) was a Japanese samurai who served under the shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu. Shōsan was born in modern-day Aichi Prefecture of Japan. He participated in the Battle of Sekigahara and the Battle of Osaka before renouncing life as a warrior and becoming a Zen Buddhist monk in 1621.