Background
Shigematsu Sōiku was born in the midst of World World War II in the town of Shimizu.
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Soiku Shigematsu
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Sōiku Shigematsu is a Japanese priest of Myoshin-ji branch of Rinzai School of Zen Buddhism, abbot of Shōgeneral-ji Temple in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, author and translator of books and essays on Zen that were instrumental in spreading interest in Zen literary tradition to the West in the latter half of the 20th century.
Education
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
Career
Shigematsu taught English literature at Shizuoka University also visiting the United States on several occasions, most notably in 1985-1986 as a Fulbright scholar. Showing great interest in English language and literature Shigematsu entered Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1963 (graduate 1967), subsequently conducting graduate studies at Tokyo University and Kyoto University (graduate 1971) to later take up a professorship of English Literature at Shizuoka University (1975–2001). He also lectured and did research at Shizuoka Women"s University (1972-1975).
San Diego State University and University of California Davis (1986/Fulbright scholar), and Kansai Medical University (2001-2007).
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Bhudism