Uchiyama Gudō, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Buddhist priest activist executed in the High Treason Incident
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Place of Birth: Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
About Uchiyama Gudō
- Uchiyama Gudo (?? ??, May 17, 1874 – January 24, 1911) was a Soto Zen Buddhist priest and anarcho-socialist activist executed in the High Treason Incident.
- He was one of few Buddhist leaders who spoke out against the Meiji government in its imperialist projects.
- Gudo was an outspoken advocate for redistributive land reform, overturning the Meiji emperor system, encouraging conscripts to desert en masse and advancing democratic rights for all.
- He criticized Zen leaders who claimed that low social position was justified by karma and who sold abbotships to the highest bidder.
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