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Obituary for John Toler, Japan Times, 2006 November 28 |
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John Toler, 75, unlikely Zen abbot bridging East, West, dies at temple
Obituary for old friend John Toler, Abbot of Seisen-An Temple in Ouda, Nara, who died on Nov 14, 2006. Included here are some photographs of John Toler, plus the AERA feature article about him published March 2001.
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Feature article about John Toler in AERA magazine, 2001 Mar 19 |
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With good friend Eric Putzig, ca 1993 |
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Last photo of John taken 2005 by Jack Stoopes |
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At Hokoji Temple, Kyoto, 1995 |
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Relaxing at Seisen-An, 1996 |
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Writing calligraphy at Yada-Tenmangu, 1995 |
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At the irori at Shogen-In, ca 1988 |
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At Yada-Tenmangu, 1996 |
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