- Harada Daiun Sogaku Roshi (1871 - 1961) Harada Roshi was born in Obama city(Fukui prefecture) Oct, 13, 1871. April 8 1883, Harada Roshi was ordained as a Soto Zen monk by Harada Sodo Roshi who was a master of Bukkoku-ji temple, and received Dharma transmission from him Mar, 8, 1895. He studied in Soto-shu Daigakurin (now Komazawa University) and graduated July 1901. After graduation he studied Zen ...village.infoweb.ne.jp/~toshoji/harada.htm