Tetsujyo Deguchi

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[1] Deguchi contributed to the spread of Zen in Italy and contributed to the foundation of the Zen monastery Ensoji il Cerchio.

He began practicing zazen as a teenager and took monastic vows when he was 30 years old.

He holds a law degree from Chuo University, Tokyo [citation needed] and is the current abbot of Tosho-ji, Tokyo.

In 2017 he participated in the opening of a Zen temple in Padua.