Preparation for Tipitaka Presentation to Japan on Sep 2008

Japan Tipitaka Presentation Preparation 2008

Dhamma Society's World Tipitaka in Roman Script Meeting with the eminent Dr Egaku Mayeda, Professor of Pali and Buddhist Studies in Nagoya, Japan.

Prof. Egaku Mayeda is one of the most senior Pali Buddhist scholars and is
well respected and known nationally and internationally.

He is a graduate of Tokyo University and was responsible for starting a centre for Theravada Buddhist Studies at the Aichigakuin University in Nagoya, and served as Professor there for many years before his retirement. He is about 84 (b. 1924) now. His Doctoral thesis is 'A History of the Formation of Original Buddhist Texts' (1964) which was highly acclaimed, and he was given one of the most coveted prizes for the same.

He has written many scholarly articles and books, one of which is on Sri Lankan Buddhism called 'Contemporary Buddhism in Sri Lanka' (1986) for which he won an academic prize. He has been holding very important and responsible posts in the academic circles including the Japanese Association of Buddhist and Indian Studies, the Society for the Study of Pali and Buddhist Culture (its Founder President), etc.

He has also been honored with many honorary titles from abroad including Sri Lanka, India, etc. His fields of studies include Theravada Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, and Japanese Buddhism.

A direct descendant of the renown shogun of Nagoya, he is the present Incumbent of a famous temple in the area called Mayeda in Nagoya (hence his name) belonging to the Judo-shin school of Buddhism (Pure Land School).

Picture shows Prof Myeda in reading the recitation edititon of the World Tipitaka in Roman Script.

Digital Archive from Dhamma Society's World Tipiṭaka Project in Roman Script, 1999-2008.

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