[Buddha-l] Query--forest tradition monks in Japan today?

[Stephen Hodge]

jkirk wrote:

> Being a fan of but not an expert on Japan, I write to ask if anyone can 
> tell
> me if today there are still wandering forest monks in Japan, of any 
> Buddhist
> tradition, not just Zen. My impression has been that the forest tradition
> sort of died out there. But perhaps that's a misapprehension.

What made you think that it existed there in the first place ? Wandering, 
yes, forest, no ?  Oh, and "forest" is also misleading as a translation for 
ara.nya, though popular these days.

Best wishes,
Stephen