Abstract

Contemporary Buddhism faces various problems with the rapid global changes caused by civilization. Issues inherent in Buddhism, such as the digitization of the Buddhist scriptures and the discourse on monastic practice, and areas such as folklore, science, education, welfare, gender, and healthcare, show that Buddhist history has unfolded with significant meaning not only for religious history but also for various social fields. How has Buddhism thought and what has it done? And what can it suggest for the future? What will be the fate of Buddhism in the future...?

Author’s Information

Fumihiko Sueki
Born in Yamanashi Prefecture in 1949. He graduated from the Department of Indian Philosophy in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Tokyo and completed the doctoral program in the Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences at the same university. He holds a Doctorate in Literature from the University of Tokyo. After serving as a professor in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tokyo, he is now a professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies. His specialty is Buddhist Studies and Japanese intellectual history. His major works include "History of Japanese Buddhism - An Approach as Intellectual History", "The Formation of Kamakura Buddhism - From the Standpoint of Intellectual History", and "Japanese Religious History". He has written numerous articles, co-authored and edited many books.