Gereon Kopf
Gereon Kopf is a Professor in the religion department at Luther College, Iowa, USA. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy.
Buddhism in Japan is published bi-monthly.
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Concepts of self and no-self at the end of life
Illuminations of the Lotus Sutra
The path to wisdom and compassion
Between immanence and transcendence
Exploring two interpretations of a central Buddhist doctrine
Mapping the way from suffering to liberation
Finding solace in impermanence
The Zen-inspired activism of Hiratsuka Raichō
The Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53) famously said, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self.”* A popular meditation manual known and used
In the last few weeks, I have been teaching the Tale of Heike (Heike monogatari) to my students at Luther College. The Tale of Heike is central to Japanese