Junsei Terasawa (, , ; September 15, 1950) is a Japanese Buddhist monk, belonging to the Order Nipponzan Myōhōji. He is notable for being the first Nipponzan monk to be active in Eurasia.
Being a respected mentor, surnamed Terasawa-sensei or simply Sensei, he has undertaken many years of monastic peacemaking practices in India, Europe and the former Soviet Union. Presently, he teaches groups of monks from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and China. In 2000 he was forbidden from entering Russia because of his opposition to the war in Chechnya.Мёходзи 2006: «Terasawa-sensei has served as a monk for 39 years: 6 years in India, 15 in Europe and 16 years — in the former Soviet Union. ()»Credo.Ru 14 February 2012Credo.Ru 11 April 2012
Biography
Junsei Terasawa was born on September 15, 1950, into a poor family in Hakui, Ishikawa. He is the second son in the family.
Shortly before the Berlin Wall Fall, he conducted a seven day prayer without food and water on the grave of Karl Marx, burned his finger phalanx and made a Peace March from Warsaw to the wall.Малинов 2013, from time 07:47
Terasawa suggested Ukrainian religious leaders make a joint application for peace and a non-violent society in Ukraine.РІСУ 2014 On the day of commemoration for those killed on the Kyiv Maidan, he initiated another peace walkСвобода 31.03.2014: «In general the peace walk shell be held in thirteen cities in Ukraine and will last 15 days ()» in Kyiv and cities of south-eastern Ukraine.Телеграф 31.03.2014: «The initiator of peace walk is Junsey Terasawa, a Japanese Buddhist monk-peacemaker and teacher of monastic order "Nippondzan Myohodzi" ()»
See also Fujii, Nichidatsu List of peace activists Nam(u) Myōhō Renge Kyō Nichiren Nipponzan Myōhōji Kam'yanka. All Religions Mount Pan'kivka. Peace Pagoda Building Peace Pagoda Peace march
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