Willigis Jäger

German Buddhist teacher (1925-2020)

Willigis Jäger (7 March 1925 – 20 March 2020) was a German Benedictine monk, mystic, and Zen master. He was trained and taught in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition. He was born in Hösbach, Germany. From 1960, he was responsible for the topics mission and development at in Bund der Deutschen katholischen Jugend youth association.

Willigis Jäger

In 1980, he began teaching Zen. He taught in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition (being given the Japanese name Koun-ken). He founded a centre of Zen and Contemplation at the Münsterschwarzach Abbey in 1983.

Jäger died in Holzkirchen on 20 March 2020, aged 95.[1]

References change

  1. "Benediktinerpater und Zen-Meister Willigis Jäger gestorben" (in German). BR. 20 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.