Editor: Hisao Inagaki

Professor Emeritus, Ryukoku University. Born in Kobe, Nov. 1929; graduated from Kobe City University of Foreign Languages (B.A.), Ryukoku University (M.A.), and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (Ph.D., 1968). Lecturer in Buddhism at School of Oriental and African Studies, 1969-1981; professor at Ryukoku University, 1982-1998. Appointed to Numata professorship at the University of California, Berkeley (1985), the University of Hawaii at Manoa (1989), and Leiden University, The Netherlands (1992). President of the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies since 1993. Honoary President of the same since 2005. Representative of the Jodo Mandala Study Group since 1993. Editor of The Pure Land from 1979 to 2005. Members of the Honganji Shin Buddhism Translation Committee and Portuguese Translation Committee.

Major publications: A Tri-lingual Glossary of the Sukhavativyuha Sutras (1984), A Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Terms (1984,85, 88, 2003), Anantamukhanirhara-dharani Sutra and Jnanagarbha's Commentary (1987), A Glossary of Zen Terms (1991 & 95), The Three Pure Land Sutras: a study and translation (1994, 95, 2000), The Three Pure Land Sutras (BDK English Tripitaka 12-II,III,IV, 1995, 2003). The Amida Sutra Mandala: an iconography with the text of the Amida Sutra (1995), T'an-luan's Commentary on Vasubandhu's Discourse on the Pure Land: a study and translation (1998), Nagarjuna's Discourse on the Ten Stages: translation and study of the verses and the chapter on the Easy Practice (1998), and Home-page "Jodo Mandala" (1998). Amida Dharani Sutra and Jnanagarbha's Commentary: An annotated translation from Tibetan of the Anantamukha-nirhara-dharani Sutra and Tika (1999). Kyogyoshinsho (BDK English Tripitaka, 2004). Shan-tao's Kannenbomon (2005), Thus I have Heard from Rennyo Shonin (Rennyo Shonin's Goichidaiki-kikigaki)(Romania, 2008), Liturgy for Birth (Ojoraisan)(Singapore, 2009).

Translations of other Buddhist texts: Pratyutpanna-samadhi Sutra, Shan-tao's Pan-chou tsan, Kukai's Sokushin-jobutsugi, Kakuban's Amida-hishaku, etc.

Mailing address: A-1911, Akutagawacho 1-2, Takatsuki 569-1123, Japan

RECEIVED BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI (BDK) AWARD
"Hisao Inagaki (age 79), Professor Emeritus of Ryukoku Univesity (Kyoto, Japan) was the recipient of this year's 43rd Bukkyo Dendo Distinguished Service Award. The award is presented by the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai to those who have made a significant contribution to the promotion of Buddhism. After receiving his PhD from the University of London, Inagaki taught Buddhism at the university before returning to Japan to become a professor at Ryukoku. Following retirement, he served as a visiting professor at University of California (Berkeley), University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Leiden University in Holland. Aside from his teaching career, Inagaki also held offices for the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies and had written books including A Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Terms, A Glossary of Zen Terms as well as many other translation works on Jodo Shinshu." = http://international.hongwanji.or.jp/html/0905_2.html

Inagaki receiving the certificate of the award from the Director.

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