Background
Hakuju Ul was born on June 1, 1882 in Aichi Prefecture and in childhood went by the name Moshichi.
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book
Daijō shōgonkyōron kenkyū (Daijō Bukkyō kenkyū)
(Japanese Edition)
Japanese Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Daijo%CC%84-sho%CC%84gonkyo%CC%84ron-kenkyu%CC%84-Bukkyo%CC%84-Japanese/dp/4000087835/?tag=2022091-20
1961
The Eastern Buddhist
(New Series, The Eastern Buddhist, an unsectarian journal ...)
New Series, The Eastern Buddhist, an unsectarian journal devoted to an open and critical study of Mahayana Buddhism.
https://www.amazon.com/Buddhist-unsectarian-critical-Mahayana-Buddhism/dp/B00AF2K2LU/?tag=2022091-20
1996
Hakuju Ui
Edit Profile伯寿 宇井
also known as
Moshichi
Education
After finishing Aichi Middle School and the First High School, he entered the literature department of Tokyo Imperial University, where he studied Indian philosophy under Takakusu Junjiro. He was a fellow student of Kimura Taiken (1881-1930), who likewise in time became a distinguished scholar. He graduated in 1909 and during the years from 1913 to 1917 studied in Germany and England.
Career
Upon his return to Japan Hakuju Ui successively held posts as lecturer of Sotoshu University (present-day Komazawa University) and of Tokyo Imperial University. In 1923 he became a professor of Tohoku Imperial University. In 1930, with the sudden death of Kimura Taiken, he replaced Kimura as a professor of Tokyo Imperial University.
In 1931 he received a Japan Academy prize for his six-volume study of Indian philosophy. He retired from teaching in 1943 and in 1945 became a member of the Japan Academy. In 1953 he received a Cultural Medal.
Works
book
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The Eastern Buddhist
(New Series, The Eastern Buddhist, an unsectarian journal ...)
1996 -
Daijō shōgonkyōron kenkyū (Daijō Bukkyō kenkyū)
(Japanese Edition)
1961
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The Eastern Buddhist
Religion
In 1893 Hakuju Ui entered the clergy under the direction of Katsuzan Manju of Tozen-ji, a temple of the Soto branch of the Zen sect. He changed his name to Hakuju and went by the literary name Katsuo.
Membership
Connections
- fellow student:
- Kimura Taiken
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Nationality
Japanese -
Ethnicity
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Religion
Buddhist
Education
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1909
Career
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1923
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1930