Kōshō Uchiyama, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kōshō Uchiyama

Japanese buddhist monk

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1912

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1998

Profession: poet, bhikkhu

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Kosho Uchiyama (?? ??, Uchiyama Kosho, 1912 – March 13, 1998) was a Soto priest, origami master, and abbot of Antai-ji near Kyoto, Japan. Uchiyama was author of more than twenty books on Zen Buddhism and origami, of which Opening the Hand of Thought: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice is best known.