Takahashi Sensei's Impact on Us All

This is a great picture of Takahashi Sensei in his full brocade robes.

When Ajari Tanaka arrived in the United States in the late seventies, Takahashi Sensei was the head priest at the Koyason Temple in Los Angeles. Ajari Tanaka's plan was to briefly visit the US on a sight seeing tour and then continue on to France where he intended to live and teach.

During Ajari Tanaka's short stay at LA's Koyasan Temple, Takahashi Sensei encouraged him to change his plan and stay, live and teach in the US. Since his arrival in the United States, Takahashi had wanted to teach beyond the boundries of the Japanese American community served by the temple but was never able to achieve that dream. Takahasi Sensei asked Ajari Tanaka to take on that task and fulfill Takahashi's mission to teach Shingon broadly in America.

If it wasn't for Takahashi Sensei's encouragement we wouldn't be studying Shingon today.