About Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle
Lived 1898 – 1990 (aged 91). Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle was a Japanese catholic priest.
Hugo Makibi Enomiya-Lassalle (11 November 1898 in Gut Externbrock near Nieheim, Westphalia – 7 July 1990
In 1956, Enomiya-Lassalle began studying Zen with Harada Daiun Sogaku. In 1958, he published Zen: A Way to Enlightenment. With Enomiya-Lassalle's active assistance, he attracted a number of Catholic priests and nuns as students. In the late 1960s, Enomiya-Lasalle was certified as a teacher in Yamada's Sanbo Kyodan sect and given the title roshi (Zen master), while professing his continued belief in Christianity. After 1968, Enomiya-Lassalle spent much of his time in Europe leading Zen retreats and encouraging Zen practice among Christians. His books influenced symphony conductor Herbert von Karajan to study Zen and incorporate a Zen mindset into his conducting.
Memorial Cathedral for World Peace, at Naka-ku Hiroshima, Japan, design by Togo Murano in 1954.
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German Jesuit priest
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Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle was born on 11 November 1898 in Nieheim.
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Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle died on 7 July 1990 in Münster.
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Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle was a catholic priest.
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Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle was Japanese.
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