Dennis Hirota
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Dr. Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism
at Ryukoku University
in Kyoto, Japan. He was born in Ikitsuki, Japan in 1946 and received his B.A. from Berkeley University. He is a visiting professor of Buddhism at Harvard Divinity School
where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran
.
He has worked extensively as a translator and editor of Buddhist works. He is particularly known for his translation work in The Collected Works of Shinran. He has also published numerous books and articles, in both English and Japanese, on Pure Land Buddhism
and Buddhist aesthetics.
Buddhist Studies
Buddhist studies, also known as Buddhology , is the academic study of Buddhism. The term applies especially to the modern academic field, which is a subset of Religious Studies, and is distinct from Buddhist philosophy or Buddhist theology...
at Ryukoku University
Ryukoku University
is a private university located in Kyoto, Japan.It was founded as a school for Buddhist monks of the Nishi Hongan-ji denomination in 1639, and became a secularized university in 1876. Professors and students of the university established the famed literary magazine Chūōkōron in 1887. It has three...
in Kyoto, Japan. He was born in Ikitsuki, Japan in 1946 and received his B.A. from Berkeley University. He is a visiting professor of Buddhism at Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity School is one of the constituent schools of Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States. The School's mission is to train and educate its students either in the academic study of religion, or for the practice of a religious ministry or other public...
where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran
Shinran
was a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino at the turbulent close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period...
.
He has worked extensively as a translator and editor of Buddhist works. He is particularly known for his translation work in The Collected Works of Shinran. He has also published numerous books and articles, in both English and Japanese, on Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism , also referred to as Amidism in English, is a broad branch of Mahāyāna Buddhism and currently one of the most popular traditions of Buddhism in East Asia. Pure Land is a branch of Buddhism focused on Amitābha Buddha...
and Buddhist aesthetics.
Resources
- The Collected Works of Shinran
- Podcasts of a six-part lecture series on ShinranShinranwas a Japanese Buddhist monk, who was born in Hino at the turbulent close of the Heian Period and lived during the Kamakura Period...
given at the Institute of Buddhist StudiesInstitute of Buddhist StudiesThe is a Jodo Shinshu-affiliated seminary and graduate school, located in Berkeley, California. It is an affiliate member of the Graduate Theological Union, also located in Berkeley. Its primary mission is to train Jodo Shinshu ministers for service in temples in the United States through the...
at Berkeley. - Shinran, Barth, and Religion: Engagement with Religious Language as an Issue of Comparative Theology