| Position | Associate Professor |
|---|---|
| Faculty | Indian Philosophy and Buddhist Studies |
| Graduate School | Indian Literature & Philosophy and Buddhist Studies |
| Department | Indian Philosophy and Buddhist Studies |
Career
| March 2011: | Ph.D., Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2023: | Appointed to the Faculty of Letters, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo |
Research Area
Buddhist Studies
1) Vinaya
Among the many sacred scriptures established in ancient Indian Buddhism, Vinayas of various schools are collections of writings that laid down the rules for the lifestyle that monks and nuns were expected to follow. Vinayas are essential sources for understanding the history of Buddhism, as they convey the nature of monastic life in ancient times. However, they have been relatively under-researched in modern Buddhist studies, and many aspects remain unexplored. I am particularly interested in sutras embedded in the Vinaya of a school called Mūlasarvāstivāda.
2) Sanskrit manuscripts of the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya
Among the extant Vinaya texts, research on the Mūlasarvāstivāda Vinaya has seen remarkable progress in recent years. In addition to the materials of this Vinaya that have been available to scholars, i.e. a Sanskrit manuscript and Chinese and Tibetan translations, the fragments of another Sanskrit manuscript of it and manuscripts of related textual sources, currently being deciphered, have yielded a variety of new discoveries.
