Etai Yamada

Etai Yamada
Born	1900 Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Died	1999
Nationality	Japan
Known for	253rd head priest of the Japanese Tendai school of Mahayana Buddhism
Religion	Mahayana Buddhism

The Most Venerable Etai Yamada (1900–1999) was the 253rd head priest of the Japanese Tendai school of Mahayana Buddhism.

In 1986, Yamada was invited by Pope John Paul II to be one of the few non-Christian religious leaders to attend the World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, Italy.^[1] In 1987, he held a religious summit meeting on Mount Hiei near Kyoto.^[2] This event has been held annually to the present day, inviting religious leaders to gather to pray for worldwide peace and reconciliation.^[3]

Yamada received the Niwano Peace Prize in 1989.^[4]

External links

• An account of Nikkyo Niwano's meetings with Etai Yamada

References

1. "Meeting of the Movement with the Patriarch of the Buddhist School Tendai-Shu". Retrieved 2009-05-11.
2. Sugitani, Gijun (April 2006). "The Lotus Sutra and Religious Cooperation". Dharma World. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
3. Paul, Poupard. "Memorial Speech of H. Em. Cardinal Paul Poupard, Read on his Behalf by Fr. Felix Machado on the Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Religious Summit at Mount Machado". Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
4. "Chronology of the Foundation". Niwano Peace Foundation. Retrieved 2009-05-11.