“Heart of Compassion, Words of Gentleness”

Dharma Talk by Reverend Gihan Unmo

Saturday, June 14 @ 11:00 a.m.

Via Zoom & In-person

PERSONAL HISTORY

Graduated from Morioka Dai-ichi High School (in Science & Math focused curriculum) in Iwate Prefecture in 1988
Graduated from Nippon Sport Science University, Faculty of Sport Science, in 1992

Stayed active as a professional skier while working for one of the companies of the Sport brand and a tourist company from 1992 until 2007

Ango Practice Period at Sojiji Temple in 2008
Appointed as Daihonzan Eiheiji Fukyoshi, Dissemination Teacher of the Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple from 2016 until 2017
Appointed as part-time dissemination teacher of Daihonzan Eiheiji Temple from 2018 until 2019

Appointed as abbot of Eishoji temple in Kitakami city, Iwate prefecture, in 2019

Appointed as Soto shu Tokuha Fukyoshi, a teacher designated by Soto shu to be dispatched for dissemination form 2019 till present.
Appointed as part-time dissemination teacher of Shoboji Monastery in Iwate prefecture since 2019 till present

UNESCO-Iwate Award on Education through his TERAKOYA, temple educational activities for children in 2020.

Guest Teacher for the NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) Culture program of Kitakami city “Listening-to-Zen Sessions”

Radio personality for the program “Radio de Sutra” on Kitakami

For over 10 years, he hosted the TERAKOYA educational program at Eisho-ji temple for children. The program includes not only Zazen and Shakyo, sutra copying class but also a variety of events throughout a year that allows the participants appreciate the seasons such as trekking or musical event.

Currently, he is working on creating a visitor-friendly temple anyone can casually access by leading a Flower-Viewing-Hill Project for people to enjoy viewing flowers and blossoms of four seasons.

(If you have any questions, please contact Myoki at programsteward@zcla.org)