Proficient Languages (other than Japanese)
Educational Background
1984 MA Ryukoku University
1989 Course Works Completed for Doctor of Literature at Ryukoku University
Research Themes
Shinran Thought
Engaged Buddhism
Inter-faith Dialogue
Courses Taught
- Japanese Religion and Thought
- Comparative Study of Buddhist Culture
Academic Associations
- Academy of Japanese Religions
- The Association of Indology and Buddhology
- The International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies
Recent Publications
- The Contemporary Current of Buddhism in American Society: From Buddhism in America to American Buddhist Bulletin of Institute of International Society and Culture Nos.16. Shiga: The Institute of International Society and Culture 17 (In printing) 2015, pp.249-259.
- Ed. by Mitsuya Dake and Satoko Nakane In Search of Well-Being: Genealogies of Religion and Politics in India The Center for the Study of Contemporary India 2014.
- Shinran’s Understanding of Amida Buddha: an example of the embodiment of hope in Buddhism Ed.by Elizabeth Harris Hope: A Form of Delusion? Regensburg: EOS Publication, 2013, pp.187-214.