Background
Amano, Koei Hirofusa was born on June 30, 1931 in Yanai, Japan. Son of Shunei Toshifusa and Tazuko Amano.
Amano, Koei Hirofusa was born on June 30, 1931 in Yanai, Japan. Son of Shunei Toshifusa and Tazuko Amano.
Bachelor, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, 1954. Master of Arts, Tohoku Graduate School, Sendai, Japan, 1956. Postgraduate, Tohoku Graduate School, Sendai, Japan, 1959.
Doctor of Letters, 1996.
Lecturer, Tohoku U., 1963-1966; lecturer, Hijiyama Women's Junior College, Hiroshima City, Japan, 1966-1968; assistant professor, Hijiyama Women's Junior College, 1968-1977; professor, Hijiyama Women's Junior College, 1977-1984; professor Buddhist philosophy, Shimane U., Matsue City, Japan, since 1984.
Member Society Indian and Buddhist Studies in Japan (award 1970), Japanese Association Religious Studies.
Married Noriko Murakamio, May 28, 1967. Children: Takafusa, Tomofusa.