Arima Raitei

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NAME	Arima Raitei / 有馬頼底
BIRTH & DEATH	1933-
BIRTHPLACE	Tōkyō pref.

PEN NAME	大龍窟, 相国大龍
MASTER	Ōtsu Rekidō
POSITION	The 7th chief abbot of the Shōkoku-ji Temple School of the Rinzai sect Abbot of the Shōkoku-ji temple, the Kinkaku-ji temple and the Ginkaku-ji temple. Chief Director of the Kyōto Buddhist Organization Curator of the Shōtenkaku Bijutsukan museum
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DESCRIPTION

Arima Raitei (有馬頼底, 1933-) is a Japanese zen monk. The 7th chief abbot of the Shōkoku-ji Temple School of the Rinzai sect. Abbot of the Shōkoku-ji temple, the Kinkaku-ji temple and the Ginkaku-ji temple. Chief Director of the Kyōto Buddhist Organization.

1933: Born in Tōkyō prefecture.
1941: Became a monk at the Gakurin-ji temple in Hida city, Ōita prefecture.
1955: Enter the Sōdō Hall (a hall for meditation) of the Shōkoku-ji temple. Became a pupil of Ōtsu Rekidō.
1968: Became an abbot of the Kōmyō-ji subtemple of the Shōkoku-ji temple.
1985: Became a managing director of the Kyōto Buddhist Organization.
1995: Became a curator of the Shōtenkaku Bijutsukan museum.
1988: Became a chief Director of the Kyōto Buddhist Organization.
1995: Became the 7th chief abbot of the Shōkoku-ji Temple School of the Rinzai sect.
1995: Became an abbot of the Shōkoku-ji temple, the Kinkaku-ji temple and the Ginkaku-ji temple.