A Comprehensive Study of Buddhist Classical Texts, Manuscripts and Tripitaka

Basic Research Division
Tripitaka Research Project
A Comprehensive Study of Buddhist Classical Texts, Manuscripts, and Tripitaka
FY 2024 to FY 2026

Principal Investigator

Masaaki Nohnin (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)

Co-Investigators

Kaname Fujimaru (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Tesshin Michimoto (Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University)
Takeshi Hasegawa (Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Ryukoku University)
Akira Yoshida (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University)
Sei Noro (Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Ryukoku University)
Satoshi Hayashima (Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University)
Mazumi Mitani (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Ryohkei Nishiyama (Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Yasunori Mibu (Lecturer, Faculty of Policy Science, Ryukoku University)
Fumiaki Izumi (Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University)
Kazushi Iwao (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Seiko Kagiwada (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Kiyokuni Shiga (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Tomohiko Ishikawa (Professor, Ryukoku Museum)
Tomoko Iwata (Professor, Ryukoku Museum)
Yasuro Abe (Visiting Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Noritoshi Aramaki (Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University)
Andrew Macomber (Assistant Professor, Oberlin College)
Chihiro Inose (Associate Professor, Kanazawa University)
Akemi Iwamoto (Researcher, D.T.Suzuki Museum)
Vo Thi Van Anh (Lecturer, Vietnam Buddhist University)
Susumu Otake (Translator)
Eisaku Okada (Lecturer, Koyasan University)
Shoryu Katsura (Emeritus Professor, Ryukoku University)
Kazuo Kano (Associate Professor, Komazawa University)
Michiko Kimura (Associate Professor, Osaka Ohtani University)
Junsyo Kusunoki (Emeritus Professor, Ryukoku University)
Jyojyun Kencyu (Assistant Butler, Horyuji)
Junichi Koike (Professor, National Museum of Japanese History)
K. PHRAPONGSAK (Researcher, DCI Center for Buddhist Studies Dhammachai Tipitaka Project)
Maori Saito (Professor, National Institute of Japanese Literature)
James Robson (Professor, Harvard University)
Fumihiko Sueki (Emeritus Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
Sudan Shakya (Professor, Shuchiin University)
Eric Haruki Swanson (Associate Professor, Loyola Marymount University)
Kishoh Takatsugi (Researcher, Yakushiji)
Yoshio Tamamura (Professor, Kyoto Sangyo University)
Duru Damu (Director, China Tibetology Research Center)
Akifumi Naito (Former Associate Professor, Ryukoku University)
Toshihide Nakanishi (Associate Professor, Kyoto Women’s University)
Sachiyoshi Ninagawa (Professor, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University Junior College)
Shoko Nimura (Former Research Assistant, Ryukoku Museum)
Satoru Noda (Professor, Koyasan University)
Osamu Hayashima (Emeritus Professor, Shiga University of Medical Science.)
Junichi Funata (Professor, Kinjo Gakuin University)
Kazunobu Matsuda (Emeritus Professor, Bukkyo University)
Akiya Murakami (Associate Professor, Komazawa University)
Hajime Yoshizawa (Associate Professor, Meisei University)
Xue-zhu Li (Researcher, China Tibetology Research Center)
Luo Hong (Professor, Sichuan University)
Lucia Dolce (Professor, SOAS University of London)
Yusyo Wakahara (Emeritus Professor, Ryukoku University)
Noriaki Wakayama (Curator, Kameyama City Historical Museum)
Kyosho Asai (Staff, Musashino University)
Noki Asai (, Kyoto University)
Mika Abe (Part-time lecturer, Showa Women’s University)
Ayase Inoue (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Ryuhei Ueno (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Kaoru Onishi (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Sachio Onoshima (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Wei Yi (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Yusei Kitayama (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Kazuhito Kuwatsuki (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Mitsuru Kencyu (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Kiyotaka Goshima (Part-time lecturer, Bukkyo University / Doshisha University)
Yasuo Goto (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Shizuka Takata (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Yuki Takatsukasa (Part-time lecturer, Kyoto University)
Keiki Nakayama (Researcher (part-time), Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University)
Ensho Nasu (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Ryo Nishiyama (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Satoru Noriyama (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Shota Hagino (Doctoral Degree Program, Ryukoku University)
Ryo Hanabusa (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Yoshimichi Fujita (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Wakou Miura (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Daisei Michimoto (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Yukio Yamanaka (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Jijun Yoshida (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Manning Li (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Ming Long (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)
Pieścik, Piotr (Doctoral Student, Doctoral School of the Humanities, Jagiellonian University)

Research Type

Joint Research

Overview

To achieve the objectives of the Integrated Research Division for Tripitaka, this project will collect information on manuscripts held at various locations, including India, Tibet, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Field surveys will also be conducted to comprehensively advance research on Buddhist classical texts, manuscripts, and Tripitaka. Throughout the three-year research period, each research group will hold regular meetings, with participation from all members, to share findings, and deepen their research. Each member will present their findings as a piece of paper, with the ultimate aim of publishing the results as a series. We will also hold lectures, workshops, international seminars, and symposiums from time to time to publicize our research, in order to give back to society through our results, with the intention of familiarizing anyone in the general public who are interested in Buddhism with this material.