Buddhism in Japan introduces the histories, practices, and beliefs of various Buddhist schools, thinkers, and practitioners in Japan. It explores popular as well as little known faces of Buddhism in Japan through the reflections on texts, explorations of religious sites, and encounters with practitioners.
Primarily authored by Gereon Kopf, a Professor in the religion department at Luther College, Iowa, USA and the founding editor of the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy.
Buddhism in Japan is published bi-monthly.
Words Heal – Words Hurt
Gereon Kopf
4 December 2019
Our speech shows our true understanding as much as…
Japanese Buddhism 101: The Search for the Buddha
Gereon Kopf
23 August 2019
Doctrinal Buddhist beliefs and practices in Japan
The Very Long Life of Bugaku
Joseph Houseal
3 August 2019
Beauty and antiquity, order and dignity . . .
Kiyomizu-dera: Kyoto’s Temple of Pure Water in Legend and Art
Meher McArthur
17 July 2019
A place of tranquility and reflection
At the Center of It All: Taishakuten Iconography
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
20 June 2019
The immutable protector and chief of the Guardian Kings
The King of the South: Zо̄chо̄ten Iconography
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
12 April 2019
A look at the “Lord who expands” in Japanese art
Who Will I Be? Japanese Buddhist Conceptions of the Afterlife
Gereon Kopf
30 March 2019
Concepts of self and no-self at the end of life
The King of the East: Jikokuten Iconography
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
23 March 2019
Protectors of the Buddhist cosmos
Pure Land Buddhism in Noh: The Shuramono Plays of Zeami
Itsuki Hayashi
28 January 2019
Tales of ghost warriors and salvation