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Tipiṭaka Preparation in Nagoya
Dhamma Society's World Tipiṭaka in Roman Script Meeting with Eminent Professor of Buddhist Studies in Nagoya.
Professor Egaku MAYEDA, D.LTT. has been invited to give a welcoming greeting to guests at the Nittaiji Temple in Nagoya before the World Tipitaka Recitation starts.
Professor Mayeda is one of the most senior Pali Buddhist scholars and is well respected and known nationally and internationally.
He is a graduate of Tokyo University and was responsible for starting a centre for Theravada Buddhist Studies at the Aichigakuin University in Nagoya, and served as professor there for many years before his retirement. He is about 84 (b. 1924) now. His Doctoral thesis is 'A History of the Formation of Original Buddhist Texts' (1964) was highly acclaimed and has since become a classic in Buddhist Studies in Japan. He was given one of the most coveted prizes for the same.
He has written many scholarly articles and books, one of which is on Sri Lankan Buddhism called 'Contemporary Buddhism in Sri Lanka' (1986) for which he won an academic prize. He has been holding very important and responsible posts in the academic circles including the Japanese Association of Buddhist and Indian Studies, the Society for the Study of Pali and Buddhist Culture (its Founder President), etc.
He has also been honored with many honorary titles from abroad including Sri Lanka, India, etc. His fields of studies include Theravada Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, and Japanese Buddhism.
A direct descendant of the renown shogun of Nagoya, he is the present Incumbent of a famous temple in the area called Mayeda in Nagoya (hence his name) belonging to the Judo-shin school of Buddhism (Pure Land School).
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