International Outreach to Promote the Ryukoku University Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures

International Research Division
International Outreach to Promote the Ryukoku University Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures
FY 2024 to FY 2026

Principal Investigator

Yoshiyuki Inoue (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)

Co-Investigators

Eisho Nasu (Professor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Mitsuya Dake (Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University)
Hisamatsu Eiji (Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University)
Tosei Sano (Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Ryukoku University)
Tadayoshi Furuso (Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Ryukoku University)
Satoshi Kawamoto (instructor, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Nobuya Dake (Specially Appointed Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Ryukoku University)
Albert Welter (Associate Professor, Arizona University)
Ugo Dessì (Professorial Fellow, University of Vienna)
Elisabetta Porcu (Associate Professor, University of Cape Town)
Enrique Galvan-Alvarez (Associate Professor, Universidad Internacional de La Rioja-UNIR)
Chihiro Saka (Researcher, International Research Center for Japanese Studies)
James L. Fredericks (Emeritus Professor, Loyola Marymount University)
Jerome Ducor (Associate Researcher, University of Geneva)
George A. Keyworth Ⅲ (Associate Professor, University of Saskatchewan)
Charles Hallisey (Professor, Harvard Divinity School)
Ryoei Nanjo (Researcher, Institute of Buddhist Culture, Musashino University)
Bee Scherer (Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Dennis Hirota (Emeritus Professor, Ryukoku University)
Gouranga Charan Pradhan (Lecturer, ZEN University)
Matsumoto David (Professor, Institute of Buddhist Studies)
Pei-Ying Lin (Associate Professor, National Chengchi University)
Louella Matsunaga (Head of Anthropology and Geology Department, Oxford Brooks University)
Rowe Mark (Associate Professor, McMaster University)
Kanae Kawamoto (Researcher, Rissho University)
Ichido Kikukawa (Part-time lecturer, Chikushi Jogakuen University)
Masumi Kikuchi (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Masayuki Takemiya (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Makoto Honda (Part-time lecturer, Ryukoku University)
Kohei Yamazaki (Contract Researcher, Research Center for World Buddhist Cultures, Ryukoku University)

Research Type

Joint Research

Overview

This research aims to internationally disseminate research results on Buddhist thought, culture, and history from Ryukoku University, an institution with a long tradition and a proven track record in this area. The goal is to raise awareness of the university both in Japan and abroad, while also enabling the Center to function organically as a platform for international researchers. Also, through such international communication and research exchange, we aim to produce internationally distinctive Buddhist studies at Ryukoku University.