Sodō Yokoyama

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|dharma name = Sodō

|birth_date = 1907

|birth_place = Sendai, Japan

|death_date = 1980

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|nationality = Japanese

|religion = Buddhism

|school = Sōtō

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|title = Rōshi

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|teacher = Kodo Sawaki

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{{nihongo|Sodō Yokoyama|横山祖道|Yokoyama Sodō}} was a Japanese Sōtō Zen teacher of the 20th century. Also known as the {{nihongo|Leaf Flute Zen Master|草笛禅師|Kusabue Zenji}}, he was famous for residing in a public park in Komoro in Nagano Prefecture where he practiced zazen and played songs for travelers by whistling on a leaf. He had resided at Antai-ji for eight years from 1949 to 1957 as a student of Kodo Sawaki before moving to Komoro in 1959. He continued his life in the park until his death in 1980.{{citation|title=Living and Dying in Zazen|last=Braverman|first=Arthur|year=2003|isbn=978-0834805316|publisher=Weatherhill}}{{citation|title=The Grass Flute Zen Master: Sodo Yokoyama|last=Braverman|first=Arthur|year=2017|isbn=978-1619029132|publisher=Counterpoint}}

See also

  • Slek leaf whistle or flute as used in Cambodia. Same type of instrument that Sodō Yokoyama played, different culture.

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