Takasaki, J.
Birth: | 1926 |
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Death: | 2013 |
Place of birth: | Japan |
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Primary Language: | Japanese, English |
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Translates from: | Tibetan; Chinese; Sanskrit |
Translates to: | English, Japanese |
- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- University of Tokyo
PhD University
- University of Poona
Education
1959, PhD, University of Poona
Biographical Information
Jikido Takasaki, D. Litt. (1926-2013), was a specialist in Indian Buddhism, especially the philosophy of Mahayana Buddhism. After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1950, he studied at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute at Poona, making a special study of the Ratnagotravibhaga, for which he received a Ph.D. degree in 1959 from the University of Poona. He began his teaching career in 1957 at Komazawa University, Tokyo, and after a period of teaching at Osaka University he eventually gained a professorship at the University of Tokyo in 1977, from where he retired in 1987. (Source Accessed Oct 24, 2019)
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- Person description or short bio
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All beings have Buddha-nature | |
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Which Wheel Turning | |
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Yogācāra vs Madhyamaka | |
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Zhentong vs Rangtong | |
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Promotes how many vehicles? | |
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Analytic vs Meditative Tradition | |
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What is Buddha-nature? | |
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Svātantrika (རང་རྒྱུད་) vs Prāsaṅgika (ཐལ་འགྱུར་པ་) | |
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Causal nature of the vajrapāda | |
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Other Information[edit]
Recent Publication: Collected Papers on the Tathagatagarbha Doctrine by Jikido Takasaki ISBN (Hardbound): ISBN 8120839447, ISBN 9788120839441
PDF for A Study of the Ratnagotravibhaga: http://lirs.ru/lib/uttara/A_Study_of_Ratnagotravibhaga,Takasaki,1966.pdf