Provoo, John David, 1917-2001

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Provoo, John David, 1917-2001

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Provoo

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John David

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1917-2001

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Nichijo Shaka, 1917-2001

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Nichijo Shaka

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ジョン・デイヴィッド・プロヴォー

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ジョン・デイヴィッド・プロヴォー

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1917-08-06

August 6, 1917

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2001-08-28

August 28, 2001

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John David Provoo (August 6, 1917–August 28, 2001) was United States Army staff sergeant and practicing Buddhist who was convicted of treason for his conduct as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II. His conviction was later overturned and he became a Buddhist priest. As a Buddhist teacher, he went by the name "Nichijo Shaka."

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https://viaf.org/viaf/39053540

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002106001

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no2002106001

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6228695

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206094074

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Subjects

United States. Army

Buddhism

Buddhism

Buddhism and education

Buddhist

Buddhist education

Expatriation

Homosexuality

Homosexuality

Prisoner of war

Prisoner-of-war camps

Prisoners of war

Treason

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Japanese Americans

Americans

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Army clerks

Buddhist monks

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Priests

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San Francisco

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Hilo

HI, US

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