RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Taisen Deshimaru

1914 - 1982

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Taisen Deshimaru (弟子丸 泰仙, Deshimaru Taisen; 29 November 1914 - April 30, 1982) was a Japanese Sōtō Zen Buddhist teacher, who founded the Association Zen Internationale. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Taisen Deshimaru is the 2,017th most popular religious figure (down from 1,627th in 2019), the 885th most popular biography from Japan (down from 729th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Taisen Deshimaru ranks 2,017 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlo Acutis, Alojs Andritzki, Peter Fourier, Serafino Vannutelli, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, and Cuthbert. After him are Anatolius of Laodicea, Bernward of Hildesheim, Josef Beran, Eugenios Voulgaris, Jeralean Talley, and Baba Sali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Taisen Deshimaru ranks 170. Before him are Giorgio Almirante, Tito Okello, Mihailo Lalić, Albert Soboul, Alojs Andritzki, and Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky. After him are Jerry Siegel, Kenny Clarke, Beatrice Straight, Henri Langlois, Grigol Abashidze, and Ken Annakin. Among people deceased in 1982, Taisen Deshimaru ranks 115. Before him are Eduard Tubin, Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, Hironori Ōtsuka, Abba P. Lerner, Anandamayi Ma, and Albert Soboul. After him are Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, Giorgio Abetti, Georg Konrad Morgen, Lauri Virtanen, Warren Oates, and Nahum Goldmann.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Taisen Deshimaru ranks 885 out of 6,245. Before him are Takiji Kobayashi (1903), Takaji Mori (1943), Akira Endo (1933), Tsuda Umeko (1864), Sō Yoshitoshi (1568), and Mie Hama (1943). After him are Kiyoshi Shiga (1871), Takizawa Bakin (1767), Akihiro Miwa (1935), Ashikaga Yoshikazu (1407), Wakatsuki Reijirō (1866), and Saburō Kurusu (1886).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Taisen Deshimaru ranks 24. Before him are Hōnen (1133), Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (1949), Hōjō Ujimasa (1538), Soga no Umako (551), Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi (1958), and Senhime (1597). After him are Peter Doi (1892), Peter Shirayanagi (1928), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Stephen Fumio Hamao (1930), Moriteru Ueshiba (1951), and Joseph Asajiro Satowaki (1904).

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