Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (2002) award
Akira Oomine
おおみね あきら
Oomine Akira
Pen Names:
Akira Oomine（Haiku pen name used in haiku activities）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-07-01 （Oyodo, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-01-30 （Osaka Prefecture (details of place of death unknown)） age 87
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Jōdo Shinshū (Jodo Shinshu)
- Residence History
- Oyodo, Nara Prefecture, Japan → Kyoto Prefecture (studies and academic activity) → Osaka Prefecture (worked at Osaka University of Foreign Studies and Osaka University) → Heidelberg, Germany (research abroad)
Career
- Occupations
- philosopher, Buddhist monk (Jodo Shinshu), haiku poet, university professor
- Active Years
- 1950-2018
- Affiliations
- Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Osaka University (College of Liberal Arts), Ryukoku University, Senritsu-ji Temple (head priest)
- Influenced By
- J. G. Fichte, Kitarō Nishida, Kyoshi Takahama, Sōha Hatano
- Influenced
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | Department of Religious Studies | 学士 | 1949–1953 | Japan |
| Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters | Graduate School of Letters | Doctoral program (Religious Studies / Religious Philosophy) | 文学博士（論文博士） | 1953–1976 | Japan |
Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Religious Studies
Degree:
学士
Period:
1949–1953
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Undergraduate graduation
Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters
Graduate School of Letters
/ Doctoral program (Religious Studies / Religious Philosophy)
Degree:
文学博士（論文博士）
Period:
1953–1976
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
Japan
Received PhD (Doctor of Letters) in 1976 for thesis on Fichte's religious philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Uchūjin (Cosmic Dust) | — | Haiku Poets Association | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Mainichi Art Award | Gunseikai | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Literature Museum) Award | Gunseikai | — | Poetry and Literature Museum (Shika Bungakukan) | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Jakotsu Prize | Tanya (Short Night) | — | Jakotsu Prize Selection Committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Ono City Poetry and Literature Award | Tanya (Short Night) | — | Ono City Poetry Award Committee | 受賞 |
Haiku Poets Association Award
2002
Work:
Uchūjin (Cosmic Dust)
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Art Award
2011
Work:
Gunseikai
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Literature Museum) Award
2011
Work:
Gunseikai
Organization:
Poetry and Literature Museum (Shika Bungakukan)
Result:
受賞
Jakotsu Prize
2015
Work:
Tanya (Short Night)
Organization:
Jakotsu Prize Selection Committee
Result:
受賞
Ono City Poetry and Literature Award
2015
Work:
Tanya (Short Night)
Organization:
Ono City Poetry Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2011) haiku
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 49 (2015) award
Ono City Poetry and Song Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Uchūjin (Cosmic Dust)
2001 haiku collectionA haiku collection exploring seasons and a cosmology of nature; many poems reflect Oomine's seasonal cosmology.
seasonscosmologynature
Gunseikai
2010 haiku collectionA representative haiku collection presenting varied seasonal sensibilities and views of nature; awarded the Mainichi Art Award.
seasonsproliferation (collective growth)views of nature
Tanya (Short Night)
2015 haiku collectionA haiku collection themed around night and the flow of time; winner of the Jakotsu Prize.
nighttimeseasons
Fichte Studies
1976 scholarly book (religious philosophy)A study on Fichte's religious philosophy; related to his doctoral work.
religious philosophyGerman idealism
Shinran's Cosmology
1990 religious thought / scholarly workAn essay reinterpreting Shinran's thought from a cosmological viewpoint within Jodo Shinshu.
ShinranJodo Shinshucosmology
Bibliography
- Konpeki no Kane (1976)
- Yoshino (1990)
- Oomine Akira Haiku Collection (1994)
- Natsu no Tōge (1997)
- Uchūjin (2001)
- Botan (2005)
- Seiun: Selected Haiku by Akira Oomine (2009)
- Gunseikai: Haiku Collection by Akira Oomine (2010)
- Akira Oomine: Best 100 (2011)
- Tanya (2015)
- Complete Haiku Collection of Akira Oomine (2024)
- Fichte Studies (1976)
- Thoughts of Kagetuki (1989)
- The Possibilities of Religion Today (1989)
- The Dynamism of Shinran (1993)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Haiku composed from an internalized cosmology of seasonsConcise and symbolic expressionHaiku that often incorporate religious and philosophical reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- seasonscosmos (stars, dust)cycles of naturetime and night
Health
-
acute cardiac death2018-01Died suddenly on 2018-01-30 (age 87); this ended his active career.
Legacy
A scholar of religious philosophy who also maintained a distinguished career as a haiku poet. His unique cosmology linking seasons and the cosmos earned critical recognition and several major haiku and arts awards. He is also remembered as a university teacher and mentor.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association (related)
- Japanese Association for the Study of Religion (related)
Archives
- National Diet Library, Japan (holds related works)
- Ryukoku University Library (materials related to affiliated faculty)
Quotes
-
Not only humans but all things in the world exist within the seasons. Season is not merely the outward phenomena around us but the rhythm of transition and circulation that penetrates even ourselves.
Source: "The Cosmology of Seasons," Kaidoku No.60, 1991 (1991)
Trivia
- Began submitting haiku in 1950 to Hototogisu and studied under Kyoshi Takahama.
- Haiku pen name: "大峯 あきら" (Akira Oomine).
- Died of acute cardiac death on 2018-01-30.