▁of ▁texts ▁from ▁the ▁persons ▁he ▁acc uses . ▁Robert ▁Baker ▁A it ken ▁writes : ▁ ▁Ap ologies ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁campaign ▁by ▁a ▁Dutch ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁war ▁victim : ▁ ▁Kub ota ▁Ji ' un , ▁" the ▁ 3 rd ▁Abb ot ▁of ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Foundation ▁San b ô ▁Ky ô dan " ▁acknowled ges ▁Y as ut ani ' s ▁right - wing ▁sympath ies : ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Kub ota ▁Ji ' un ▁issued ▁an ▁ap ology ▁for ▁Y as ut ani ' s ▁statements ▁and ▁actions ▁during ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War : ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁As ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁San bo ▁Ky od an , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁teacher ▁of ▁Ta iz an ▁Ma ez umi , ▁Y as ut ani ▁has ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁persons ▁in ▁bringing ▁Z en ▁practice ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁Although ▁the ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁San bo ▁Ky od an ▁organization ▁is ▁relatively ▁small ▁( 3 , 7 9 0 ▁registered ▁follow ers ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁instruct ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ), ▁" the ▁San b õ ky õ dan ▁has ▁had ▁an ▁in ordinate ▁influence ▁on ▁Z en ▁in ▁the ▁West ", ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁White ▁Pl um ▁As anga ▁founded ▁by ▁Ta iz an ▁Ma ez umi ▁is ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁San bo ▁Ky od an , ▁in ▁some ▁respect s ▁it ▁perpet u ates ▁Y