Oral history interview with Sawada Shonin Gyosen, [electronic resource] / interviewed by LeRoy Moore, 2000. 2000.

ArchivalResource

Oral history interview with Sawada Shonin Gyosen, [electronic resource] / interviewed by LeRoy Moore, 2000. 2000.

Buddhist monk Gyosen Sawada Shonin belongs to an order that works for world peace and nuclear disarmament. He came to the United States from Japan in 1978 and decided to settle in the Boulder area to make his spiritual practice the peaceful protest of the Rocky Flats plant and the awakening of the consciousness of local population with regard to peace and nuclear weapons. In this interview he talks about the history of his religious order, his practice with regard to Rocky Flats, and his plans for the future.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7964628

Boulder Public Library

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Moore, Leroy, 1967-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6t168wv (person)

Gyosen, Sawada Shonin, 1951-,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ff51td (person)