Rempo Zenji

Background

His father was a schoolmaster and his mother was a farmer.

Education

After graduating from Tokyo University, he became the head official in Tokei-in and later studied at Antai-ji.

Career

At the age of 50, Niwa became the 77th abbot of the Eihei-ji monastery. An avid practitioner of zazen, he rebuilt the zendo (meditation hall) so that the young people in training could better engage in this essential practice. His work was often credited to various pseudonyms.

Niwa died in 1993.

Connections

teachers:

Moriyama Daigyo