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THE 55Th BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (The 55Th Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism) THE 55th BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (The 55th Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism) BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI Society for the Promotion of Buddhism 2021 BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (The Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism) Selection Committee Outline 1. This committee shall be called “The Selection Committee for the Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism.” 2. The office of this committee is located at BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI; 3-14, Shiba 4 chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0014 JAPAN. 3. One of BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI’s main projects is the annual recognition of select individuals who have contributed to the promotion of Buddhism in areas such as Buddhist spirit, culture, academic study, etc. and present them with a recognition and a monetary prize at an appropriate ceremony. 4. The awardee(s) shall be nominated from the public and selected from the following categories and guidelines: Research, Thesis, Literary Work, Translation, Field Investigation, Publication, Literary Arts, Arts, Music, Critique, Missionary Work, Buddhist Practice, etc. The two award categories are: BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism); Presented to individual(s) or organization(s) that have made significant contributions in the promotion of Buddhist culture. NUMATA SHOREI-SHO (NUMATA Innovation & Visionary Award); Presented to individual(s) or organization(s) that currently exhibit potential to play an active and influential role in the development of promotional activities of Buddhist culture in the future. 5. The awardee nomination list will be based on nomination forms sent to BDK by outside authorities and representatives in the Buddhist community. The awardee (s) will be selected by the Selection Committee based on submitted data. 6. The monetary prize for BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO is JPY 5,000,000. The monetary prize for the NUMATA SHOREI-SHO is JPY 3,000,000. However, if two people are selected for the NUMATA SHOREI-SHO, the monetary prize will be divided in half and each recipient will receive JPY 1,500,000. 7. The award presentation ceremony will be sponsored and administered by BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI. 8. The expenses for this committee will be borne by BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI. 9. The selection will be made by the independent committee members. 10. The distribution and collection of information, documents, and other administrative responsibilities are the responsibility of BUKKYO DENDO KYOKAI. BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO ─Award Selection Committee Members─ OKUBO, RYOSHUN (Chairman) KATSURA, SHORYU HEMMI, MICHIO SUGAWARA, NOBUO ASAI, YASUKO MIYAJI, AKIRA KATAYAMA, TOSHIHIKO BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO/ KORO-SHO AWARD CATEGORIES BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (The Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism) (A) Research, Thesis, Literary Work, Translation, Field Investigation, Publication, etc. (B) Literary Arts, Arts, Music, Critique, etc. (C) Missionary Work, Practice of the Dharma, etc. BUKKYO DENDO KORO-SHO (The Award for Distinguished Service for the Promotion of Buddhism) Presented to distinguished individuals who have long devoted themselves to the promotion of Buddhism. The 1st BUNKA-SHO(1967) The 4th BUNKA-SHO(1970) (A) IWANO, SHINYU: Born 1892 in (A) HIRAKAWA, AKIRA: Born 1915 Tokyo; devoted many years to the in Aichi prefecture; produced world- translation and pub li ca tion of acclaimed research work such as A Buddhist scriptures. Study of Early Maha-yana Buddhism. (B) KINO, KAZUYOSHI: Born 1922 (B) NIWA, FUMIO: Born 1904 in in Yamaguchi prefecture; wrote many Mie prefecture; recognized for his popular books on Buddhism, thereby work “Shinran” and his services contributing to the in the promotion of Buddhist modernization of Buddhism. literature. The 2nd BUNKA-SHO (1968) The 5th BUNKA-SHO (1971) (B) K ITAGAWA, MOMOO: Born (B) OUCHI, SEIHO: Born 1898 in 1899 in Tokyo; promoted through his Tokyo; leading figure in the world of writings an understanding of Japanese sculpture who broke Japanese Buddhist art both in original ground in the production of Ja pan and abroad. Buddhist images. (C) TSUNAWAKI, RYUMYO: Born (C) KUBOSE, GYOMEI: Born 1905 1876 in Fukuoka prefecture; in San Francisco, U.S.A.; was active forerunner in work for the relief in the fore-front of missionary work in of the lepers, he also actively the U.S.A. as a second-generation practiced re spect for fellowmen missionary of Higashi Hongan-ji as taught in the “Chapter of the Temple. Bodhisattva Never Disparaging” in the Lotus Sutra. The 3rd BUNKA-SHO (1969) The 6th BUNKA-SHO (1972) (A) UMEHARA, TAKESHI: Born (A) FUJITA, KOTATSU: Born 1928 in 1925 in Sendai; philosopher who Hokkaido; produced pioneering work devoted himself to the study of in the unexplored field of Early Pure Buddhist thought, ushering in a new Land thought. age in the popular dis semi nat ion of Buddhism. (C) TSUNEMITSU, KONEN: Born (C) ONO, SEIICHIRO: Born 1891 in 1891 in Hiroshima prefecture; prac ti tio- Iwate prefecture; was the supreme ner of Buddhism who de vot ed authority in Japanese legal circles himself to the All-One Buddhist and an ardent devotee of Shinran. Movement and after the war, launched a Buddhist news- paper. 2 The 7th BUNKA-SHO (1973) (A) TOMOMATSU, ENTAI: Born (KORO-SHO) ONISHI, RYOKEI: 1895 in Nagoya; promoted a mass Born 1875 in Nara prefecture; abbot enlightenment movement in the early of Kiyomizu-dera Temple and active years of the Showa era and lat er also in social welfare work, the pro mot ed the Truth Move ment. propagation of Buddhism, and Buddhist ex change between Japan and China. (B) NAKAYAMA, GENYU: Born (KORO - SHO) MATSUURA, SHINOBU: Born 1896 in Fukui pre- 1902 in Shiga prefecture; autho rity fec ture; ren dered her service as wife in traditional Tendai Buddhist music of a Buddhist missionary in North who rendered great services through America and endeared herself to all per for mance, instruction and writing. as “mother of the heart.” The 10th BUNKA-SHO (1976) (KORO-SHO) NOSU, KOSETSU: (A) TAMAKI, KOSHIRO: Born 1915 Born 1884 in Kagawa prefecture; in Kumamoto prefecture; pursued the elucidation of Buddhist thought with devoted his life to the drawing of his superb com pet ence in Buddhism paintings based on the comparative philosophy and textual life of Shakyamuni. criticism. The 8th BUNKA-SHO (1974) (B) TAKEDA, TAIJUN: Born 1912 in (B) MAYUZUMI, TOSHIRO: Born To kyo; writer and religionist who 1929 in Yokohama; created a se ries of squarely faced the desperate plight of Buddhist musical pieces with the man and pursued true wisdom. profound sound of bells and tra di- tional Buddhist music as their themes. (C) TOKIWA, SHOKEN: Born 1930 (KORO - SHO) YAMAGUCHI, in Osaka prefecture; head priest of SUSUMU: Born 1895 in Kyoto; pub- Tsubosaka-dera Temple who de vot ed lished outstanding academic papers him self to the welfare of the blind and and was recognized for his com pi la- was also active in the movement for tion and publication of the relief of lepers. “The Teaching of Buddha.” (KORO-SHO) FUJII, NITTATSU: (KORO -SHO) SHIMIZUTANI, Born 1885 in Kumamoto prefecture; KYOJUN: Born 1891 in Gunma pre- leader of the Nihonzan Myohoji fec ture; as abbot of Senso-ji Tem ple Samgha and a devoted advocate of was actively involved in the propa ga- the non-violent peace movement. tion of Buddhism and as a scholar, was an authority on the study of Es o- ter ic Buddhism. The 9th BUNKA-SHO (1975) The 11th BUNKA-SHO (1977) (A) NAKAMURA, HAJIME: Born (B) HIRAYAMA, IKUO: Born 1930 1912 in Shimane prefecture; in Hiroshima prefecture; Japanese leading authority in Japanese painter who produced many works Buddhological circles who was relating to the Buddhist ruins of the recognized for his work in the com- Silk Road. pilation of “A Comprehensive Dictionary of Buddhist Terms.” (C)HUMPHREYS, CHRISTMAS: (C) YAMADA, MUMON: Born 1900 Born 1901 in London, U.K.; was in Aichi prefecture; was actively active as president of the Buddhist involved as president of Hanazono Society, London, in the worldwide University in the propagation of dissemination of Buddhism. Buddhism through student guid ance, writing and lectures. 3 The 14th BUNKA-SHO (1980) (KORO-SHO) TOKI, ZENMARO: (B) INOUE, YASUSHI: Born 1907 in Born 1885 in Tokyo; famous poet Hokkaido; author known for his many who published a work entitled works related to Buddhism, such as “NO” deal ing with Buddhist his tor i- “Roof tile of Tem-pyo” and “Tun- cal fig ures. huang.” The 12th BUNKA-SHO (1978) (A) NAKAMURA, ZUIRYU: Born (C) SEKI, HOZEN: Born 1903 in 1915 in Aomori prefecture; made Kagoshima prefecture; spent a col or- field surveys of Bud dhist sites in ful quarter-century in mis sion -ary work India and Ti bet and un der took in north Amer i ca and es tab lished the excavations at the ruins of Kapila- New York Bud dhist Academy. vastu. (C) KATO, BENZABURO: Born (KORO-SHO) NASU, SEIRYU: 1899 in Shimane prefecture; lay patron Born 1894 in Aichi prefecture; fore- of Buddhism who as a busi ness man most authority on the doctrines of Es o- dedicated himself to the Lay Bud- ter ic Buddhism who also devoted dhism Movement. himself to the propagation of Bud- dhism as a “Shingon practi- tioner.” The 15th BUNKA-SHO (1981) (KORO-SHO) KUREBAYASHI, (A) KAMATA, SHIGEO: Born 1927 KODO: Born 1893 in Shizuoka pre- in Kanagawa prefecture; foremost fec ture; recognized for his work in authority on Hua-yen doctrine who education as president of Ko maza wa also undertook field research of University and for his dis tin guished Buddhist historical sites. services as a scholar in Soto studies. The 13th BUNKA-SHO (1979) (A) NAGAO, GADJIN: Born 1907 in (C) SHIMIZU, KOSHO: Born 1911 in Hi roshi ma prefecture; recognized for Hyogo prefecture; recog- his supervision and com pi la tion of nized for his great achievement as Mahayana scriptures and for scien- abbot of Todai-ji Temple in tif ic investigations in cen tral Asia.
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