Hirota, D.
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Dennis Hirota
English Phonetics | Dennis Hirota |
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Sort Name | Hirota, Dennis |
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan
Biographical Information
Dr. Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He was born in Berkeley, California in 1946 and received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. In 2008, he was a visiting professor of Buddhism at Harvard Divinity School where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran.
He has worked extensively as a translator and editor of Buddhist works. He is particularly known for his translation work in The Collected Works of Shinran. He has also published numerous books and articles, in both English and Japanese, on Pure Land Buddhism and Buddhist aesthetics. (Source Accessed June 2, 2023)
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Dennis Hirota