Eugen Herrigel

Eugen Herrigel was a German philosopher who taught philosophy at Tohoku Imperial University in Sendai, Japan, from 1924 to 1929 and introduced Zen to large parts of Europe through his writings.

While living in Japan from 1924 to 1929, he studied kyudo, traditional Japanese archery, under Awa Kenzo a master of the art, in the hope of furthering his understanding of Zen.

Date of birth:
20th March, 1884
Date of death:
18th April, 1955
"Far from wishing to awaken the artist in the pupil prematurely, the teacher considers it his first task to make him a skilled artisan with sovereign control of his craft."
― Eugen Herrigel
Topic(s): Teacher

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