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Terasawa Junsei

Junsei Terasawa (*anese: 寺沢潤世, Russian: Дзюнсэй Тэрасава, Ukrainian: Дзюнсей Терасава; September 15, 1950) is a *anese 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 to enter Russia in opposition to War in Chechnya.

Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 See also
  • 3 Notes
  • 4 References
  • 5 Further materials

Biography

Peace Pagoda with coordinates 52°03′28″N 0°43′32″W / 52.057697°N 0.725436°W / 52.057697; -0.725436 (Milton Keynes Peace Pagoda), built Nipponzan Myōhōji in 1980. Milton Keynes, England is the first Peace Pagoda in the western hemisphere. Peace Pagoda with coordinates 51°28′55″N 0°09′32″W / 51.482018°N 0.159025°W / 51.482018; -0.159025 (London Peace Pagoda) (London, England) built by Nipponzan Myōhōji in 1985. Rev. Terasawa-Sensei with Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō on his drum and in his famous hat with leader Inter Religious Federation World Peace Dr. Frank Kaufmann. Jerusalem, 2003.

Junsei Terasawa was born on September 15, 1950 into a poor family in the small town of Hakui, Ishikawa on Noto Peninsula, *an. Junsei was the second son in the family.

In Hakui is an ancient mound, one of the oldest Shinto temples. It is here that the sacred practice of sumo wrestling was first conceived. There is a Christian church there too, a place that Junsei would often visit as a young man.

Under the influence of the presence of local shrines, spiritual pacifist Leo Tolstoy and active nonviolent resistor Mahatma Gandhi, Terasawa, at 17 years went forth into homelesness to go to Tokyo and join a unique peacemaking Nipponzan Myōhōji activity, led by its founder teacher Nichidatsu Fujii.

Under the guidance of Fujii, he organized and conducted many m* peacemaking actions. This included founding the Peace Pagodas in Milton Keynes and London, England. For the sake of Peace in Europe, 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.

Terasawa participated in the annual sessions of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva as a representative of the International Peace Bureau and is one of the advisors for the Inter Religious Federation for World Peace, headed by Dr Frank Kaufmann.

As one of the leading activists of the nonviolent movement in Europe of the end of the Cold War, Terasawa-sensei suggested Ukrainian religious leaders make a joint application for peace and a non-violent society in Ukraine. On the day of commemoration for those killed on Kyiv Maydan, he initiated yet another peace walk in Kiev and cities of south-eastern Ukraine.

See also

  • Fujii, Nichidatsu
  • Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō
  • Nichiren
  • Nipponzan Myōhōji
  • Kam'yanka. All Religions Mount
  • Pan'kivka. Peace Pagoda Building
  • Peace Pagoda
  • Peace march

Notes

    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 *an 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"" (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.
    • Свобода, Радіо (2014-03-30). "*anese Monk Peacemaker Organizes Peace Walk in Ukraine (video at 30.03.2014)" (in Ukrainian, English, and Russian). 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.
    • Shvedovski, Felix (2011). "Bodhisattva Live Mandala.mp4". 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 *an, 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 (03/01/2007). "The Сase of Junsei Terasawa" (in Russian). Retrieved 20 October 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
    • 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.

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