Chizen Akanuma was born in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture in 1884. His family was a monk of Ganjyo-ji temple under the Higashi Hongan-ji (Ōtani-ha sect, Jōdo Shinshū).[1] He entered Shinshū University to study Buddhism. In 1909, he attended "Koukou do"(浩々洞), which was an association school built by Kiyozawa Manshi. After graduating from graduate school, he and Shūgaku Yamabe (山辺習学) went abroad to deepen their knowledge of Buddhism. He studied at India, Ceylon, and UK, and came back Japan in 1919.
As a Buddhist scholaredit
After coming back to Japan, he was appointed professor of Shinshū University and lectured on pre-sectarian Buddhism and Pali language. Chizen and his colleagues, Daisetsu Suzuki and Gessyo Sasaki established "The Eastern Buddhist Society" to spread the essence of Buddhism to Western countries.[2]
His interest existed in the Early Buddhism(pre-sectarian Buddhism), and his research theme was the primitive Buddhist sect and Siddhartha Gautama's real sermons. He left works about Āgama or Nikāya. He died at his home in an unexpected accident in the morning of 1937.
Publicationedit
Books written in Englishedit
"The comparative catalogue of Chinese Āgamas & Pāli Nikāyas" (Sri Satguru Publications, 1990)
"A dictionary of Buddhist proper names" (Sri Satguru Publications, 1994)
chizen, akanuma, japanese, 赤沼, 智善, hepburn, akanuma, chikuzen, august, 1884, november, 1938, japanese, buddhist, scholar, priest, within, Ōtani, branch, shin, buddhism, professor, Ōtani, university, specialized, sectarian, buddhism, 赤沼, 智善akanuma, priest, robe. Chizen Akanuma Japanese 赤沼 智善 Hepburn Akanuma Chikuzen August 25 1884 November 30 1938 was a Japanese Buddhist scholar and priest within the Ōtani ha branch of Shin Buddhism and a professor of Ōtani University who specialized in pre sectarian Buddhism 赤沼 智善Akanuma in his priest robesBorn 1884 08 25 August 25 1884Nagaoka Niigata PrefectureDiedNovember 30 1938 1938 11 30 aged 54 KyotoResting place JapanOccupationBuddhist scholar Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life and Education 1 2 As a Buddhist scholar 2 Publication 2 1 Books written in English 2 2 Papers 3 External links 4 ReferencesBiography editEarly life and Education edit Chizen Akanuma was born in Nagaoka Niigata Prefecture in 1884 His family was a monk of Ganjyo ji temple under the Higashi Hongan ji Ōtani ha sect Jōdo Shinshu 1 He entered Shinshu University to study Buddhism In 1909 he attended Koukou do 浩々洞 which was an association school built by Kiyozawa Manshi After graduating from graduate school he and Shugaku Yamabe 山辺習学 went abroad to deepen their knowledge of Buddhism He studied at India Ceylon and UK and came back Japan in 1919 As a Buddhist scholar edit After coming back to Japan he was appointed professor of Shinshu University and lectured on pre sectarian Buddhism and Pali language Chizen and his colleagues Daisetsu Suzuki and Gessyo Sasaki established The Eastern Buddhist Society to spread the essence of Buddhism to Western countries 2 His interest existed in the Early Buddhism pre sectarian Buddhism and his research theme was the primitive Buddhist sect and Siddhartha Gautama s real sermons He left works about Agama or Nikaya He died at his home in an unexpected accident in the morning of 1937 Publication editBooks written in English edit The comparative catalogue of Chinese Agamas amp Pali Nikayas Sri Satguru Publications 1990 A dictionary of Buddhist proper names Sri Satguru Publications 1994 Papers edit Digital Library of Buddhist studies National Taiwan University Publications of Chizen Akanuma 1 CiNii gt 赤沼智善External links editA Digital Comparative Catalog of Agama LiteratureReferences edit Ganjyo ji Nagaoka HP The Eastern Buddhist Society Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chizen Akanuma amp oldid 1218000328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
