Terasawa Junsei
Junsei Terasawa (寺沢潤世) | |
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 Rev. Junsei Terasawa. Japan, 2005 | |
| Title | Nipponzan Myōhōji |
| Personal life | |
| Born | September 15, 1950 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Nichidatsu Fujii |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/Terasava |
Junsei Terasawa (Japanese: 寺沢潤世, Russian: Дзюнсэй Тэрасава, Ukrainian: Дзюнсей Терасава; September 15, 1950) is a Japanese Buddhist monk, belonging to the Order Nipponzan Myōhōji. He is notable for being the first Nipponzan monk to be active in Eurasia.
Being a respected mentor, surnamed Terasawa-sensei or simply Sensei, he has undertaken many years of monastic peacemaking practices in India, Europe and the former Soviet Union. Presently, he teaches groups of monks from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and China. In 2000 he was forbidden from entering Russia because of his opposition to the war in Chechnya.[1][2][3]
Biography
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Junsei Terasawa was born on September 15, 1950, into a poor family in Hakui, Ishikawa. He is the second son in the family.
Shortly before the Berlin Wall Fall, he conducted a seven day prayer without food and water on the grave of Karl Marx, burned his finger phalanx and made a Peace March from Warsaw to the wall.[4]
Terasawa suggested Ukrainian religious leaders make a joint application for peace and a non-violent society in Ukraine.[5] On the day of commemoration for those killed on the Kyiv Maidan, he initiated another peace walk[6] in Kyiv and cities of south-eastern Ukraine.[7]
See also
- Fujii, Nichidatsu
- List of peace activists
- Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō
- Nichiren
- Nipponzan Myōhōji
- Kam'yanka. All Religions Mount
- Pan'kivka. Peace Pagoda Building
- Peace Pagoda
- Peace march
Notes
- ^ Мёходзи 2006: «Terasawa-sensei has served as a monk for 39 years: 6 years in India, 15 in Europe and 16 years — in the former Soviet Union. (Russian: Тэрасава-сэнсэй имеет 39-летний опыт монашеской практики: 6 лет в Индии, 15 лет в Европе и уже 16 лет — в бывшем Советском Союзе. Сейчас он обучает небольшую группу монахов из России, Украины, Казахстана, а также Китая. С 2000 года въезд в Россию ему закрыт из-за выступлений против войны в Чечне.)»
- ^ Credo.Ru 14 February 2012
- ^ Credo.Ru 11 April 2012
- ^ Малинов 2013, from time 07:47
- ^ РІСУ 2014
- ^ Свобода 31.03.2014: «In general the peace walk shell be held in thirteen cities in Ukraine and will last 15 days (Ukrainian: Загалом хода миру відбудеться ще у тринадцяти містах України і триватиме 15 днів)»
- ^ Телеграф 31.03.2014: «The initiator of peace walk is Junsey Terasawa, a Japanese Buddhist monk-peacemaker and teacher of monastic order "Nippondzan Myohodzi" (Russian: Инициатором шествия мира является Дзюнсей Терасава, японский буддийский монах-миротворец и учитель монашеского ордена “Ниппондзан Мйоходзи”)»
References
- Credo.Ru, Портал (14 February 2012). "Reportage: Buddha in aid of awakening Russia? Unexpected return Junsei Terasava" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- Credo.Ru, Портал (11 April 2012). "Buddhist teacher and pacifist from Japan Junsei Terasawa again became persona non grata in Russia" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-10-14.
- IRFWP (2 September 2003). "Reverend Junsei Terasawa. A biographical profile" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- IRFWP (2013). "About. Reverend Junsei Terasawa". Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- Малинов, Денис (2013-05-24). "Caucas Portrait Terasawa Junsey —- "One who came out the Home"". YouTube (in Russian and English). Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- Мёходзи, Ниппондзан (2006). "Information about the order Nipponzan Myōhōji" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- РІСУ (21 February 2014). "Buddhist Monk: "Maybutnie za Maydanom"" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- "Japanese Monk Peacemaker Organizes Peace Walk in Ukraine (video at 30.03.2014)". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian, English, and Russian). 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- Телеграф (2014-03-31). "Community of Buddhists Organized in Ukraine Peace Procession" (in Russian). Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- Шмыгля, Алексей (2009). "Bodhisattvas of Pamir is destined to save humanity.. Lecture Ven Terasawa-Sensei September 11, 2009, Kyrgyz Republic, the Tien-Shan Place of.Way" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-10-29.
- Шмыгля, Алексей (2012). "Terasawa Junsei" (in Russian). Retrieved 2013-10-10.
Further materials
- KPP, Group. "Kushan Peace Promotion". Retrieved 2013-10-10.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Shvedovski, Felix (2011). "Bodhisattva Live Mandala.mp4". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-10.
- Spencer, Metta (Jul–Sep 2001). "That Peace Monk: Junsei Terasawa". Peace Magazine. 17 (3): 16. ISSN 0826-9521. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Terasawa, Junsei (8 January 2006). "See this man urgent message from Junsei Terasawa, Buddhist monk from Japan, on no-end fasting of Said-Emin Ibragimov" (PDF). Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Tribinevicius, Medeine (2011). "Buddhism: Not The Ends of The Earth". Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- ПЧР (January 3, 2007). "The Сase of Junsei Terasawa" (in Russian). Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Тэрасава, Дзюнсэй (1997). To Dispel Darkness in Alive Beings (in Russian). Donetsk, Ukraine: Mahasangha. p. 224.
- Тэрасава, Дзюнсэй (2001). In the New Century without Wars and Violence (in Russian). Donetsk, Ukraine: Mahasangha Nipponzan Myōhōji. p. 512.
- Тэрасава, Дзюнсэй (2006). Global Awakening (PDF) (in Russian). Donetsk, Ukraine: Mahasangha Nipponzan Myōhōji. p. 447. ISBN 966-8292-87-1.