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Masatoshi Ueki

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Ueki Masatoshi

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性別
男性
生誕
1951-08-11 （Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Buddhism

経歴

職業
Buddhist studies scholar, translator, author, lecturer
活動期間
1975年〜
所属
Toho Gakuin, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Center for World Civilizations (part-time lecturer), Japan PEN Club, Japanese Association for Indian and Buddhist Studies, Comparative Thought Society
所属団体
Japan PEN Club, Japanese Association for Indian and Buddhist Studies, Comparative Thought Society
影響を受けた人物
Moto Nakamura
影響を与えた人物
Ryūtarō Abe

学歴

Shimabara High School
国: Japan
Kyushu University
Faculty of Science / Department of Physics
学位: 理学士
国: Japan
Undergraduate studies in physics
Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University
Graduate School of Science / Physics
学位: 理学修士
国: Japan
Completed master's program in the Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Letters, Toyo University
Graduate School of Letters
国: Japan
Left doctoral program before completion
Graduate School, Ochanomizu University
Humanities
学位: 博士（人文科学）
卒業年: 2002
国: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: 'Gender Equality in Buddhism: A Study from Indian Buddhism to the Lotus Sutra'

受賞歴

Cosmos New Writers Award
1992
対象作品: The Circus Girl
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (62nd)
2008
対象作品: Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Lotus Sutra
主催: Mainichi Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Papyrus Prize (11th)
2013
対象作品: Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Vimalakīrti Sutra
主催: Fukuoka Prefectural Federation of Cultural Organizations
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Lotus Sutra

2008年 Annotated modern-language translation (religious text)

An annotated modern Japanese translation of the Lotus Sutra that compares the Sanskrit original, Kumārajīva's Chinese translation, and a modern Japanese rendering, including detailed critical notes. It identifies and discusses problems in existing translations.

Lotus SutraSanskritscriptural translationtextual criticism
映像化・舞台化
  • [TV program] NHK '100 Minutes Masterpieces' (Lotus Sutra episode) (2018)

Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Vimalakīrti Sutra

2011年 Annotated modern-language translation (religious text)

A modern Japanese translation of the Vimalakīrti Sutra based on the Sanskrit original discovered at the Potala Palace in 1999, presented alongside Chinese and Sanskrit texts with scholarly annotations.

Vimalakīrti SutraSanskritmodern translationBuddhist thought

The Lotus Sutra as Thought

2012年 Thought / Interpretive Study

An interpretive study of the Lotus Sutra that analyzes its ideas, historical background, and reception across cultures, presented in an accessible form based on lectures.

Lotus Sutraintellectual historycomparative thought

Gender Views in Buddhism: From Early Buddhism to the Lotus Sutra (Gender Equality in Buddhism)

2004年 Scholarly monograph

A scholarly study tracing the positions of men and women from early Buddhism to the Lotus Sutra, examining the development of ideas of gender equality in Buddhist thought.

gender equalityearly BuddhismLotus SutraBuddhist ethics

Modern Japanese Translation from the Sanskrit Original: Lotus Sutra

2015年 Translation (religious)

A new modern Japanese translation of the Lotus Sutra based directly on the Sanskrit original, including explanatory commentary for general readers.

SanskritLotus Sutratranslation

The Circus Girl

1992年 Novel

A novel published in 1992; winner of the Cosmos New Writers Award.

coming-of-agechildren's literature

全著作

  • 'On "Mie Hidensho": In Search of Humanistic Buddhism', Kōkoku Shoin, 1992
  • 'Visiting the Land of the Buddha: Seeking the Origins of Humanism', Media Renaissance, 1994
  • 'Masculine and Feminine Principles: Is Buddhism a Religion of Gender Discrimination?', Chugai Nippo, 1996
  • 'Learning the Spirit of Dialogue from Buddhism', Chugai Nippo, 1997
  • 'Mother Teresa and the Bodhisattva Spirit: In Search of Buddhist Ethics', Chugai Nippo, 1997
  • Gender Equality in Buddhism, Peter Lang Publ. Inc., New York, 2001
  • 'Gender Views in Buddhism: From Early Buddhism to the Lotus Sutra', Iwanami Shoten, 2004
  • 'The Buddha and Nichiren on Women', Ronso-sha, 2005
  • 'Buddhism, the True Teachings: Understanding and Misunderstandings in India, China, Japan', Chuko Shinsho, 2011
  • 'The Lotus Sutra as Thought', Iwanami Shoten, 2012
  • 'Buddhist Scholar Moto Nakamura: Words and Thought of the Seeker', Kadokawa Gakugei, 2014
  • 'A Humanist, Learning from the Buddha: Travels in India', Gakugei Mirai-sha, 2016
  • '100 Buddhist Stories for Living Now', Heibonsha Shinsho, 2019
  • 'What is the Lotus Sutra: Its Ideas and Background', Chuko Shinsho, 2020
  • 'Nichiren's Letters: Beginner's Guide to Japanese Thought', Kadokawa Sophia Bunko, 2021
  • 'Pali "Theri Gāthā" Translation Glossary', Hōzōkan, 2023
  • 'Nichiren's Thought: Reading "Ogyokuden"', Chikuma Sensho, 2024

翻案

  • NHK '100 Minutes Masterpieces' Lotus Sutra episode (2018) — featured text / guest appearance

作家による翻訳

  • Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Lotus Sutra (Iwanami, 2008)
  • Sanskrit–Chinese–Japanese Comparative Modern Translation: Vimalakīrti Sutra (Iwanami, 2011)
  • Modern Japanese Translation from the Sanskrit Original: Lotus Sutra (Iwanami, 2015)
  • Sanskrit Vimalakīrti Translation Glossary (Hōzōkan, 2019)

作品の翻訳

  • 'Gender Views in Buddhism' → English edition: 'Gender Equality in Buddhism' (2001)

作風・主題

文体
Precise annotation based on primary-text comparisonComparative and interdisciplinary argumentationAccessible explanations aimed at general readers
頻出モチーフ
Study of original sutras such as the Lotus and Vimalakīrti SutrasGender and religionSanskrit original-text comparisonIntersections of Japanese literature and Buddhist thought

評価・遺産

Through precise translations and annotations comparing Sanskrit originals with Chinese and modern Japanese texts, he has considerably advanced Lotus Sutra and Vimalakīrti studies in contemporary Japan. He has promoted interdisciplinary research on gender in Buddhist thought and presented Buddhist ideas to a broad readership through accessible commentaries.

記念館・博物館

  • Kyoto Butsuryu Museum Kyoto, Japan

関連学会

  • Japanese Association for Indian and Buddhist Studies
  • Comparative Thought Society
  • Japan PEN Club

大衆文化への影響

  • Featured and served as guide on NHK '100 Minutes Masterpieces' (2018)
  • Radio appearances and public conversations (e.g., dialogue with actor Bunta Sugawara)

引用

  • The person who ought to be written about was written by the person who ought to write.
    出典: Hidesuke Wakamatsu (review) (2014年)

豆知識

  • Originally trained in the sciences (Kyushu University, Department of Physics) and holding a master's in science, he later moved into Buddhist studies.
  • His annotated translation 'Lotus Sutra' pointed out numerous issues in existing translations (e.g., Iwanami editions) and was awarded the Mainichi Publishing Culture Award.
  • He won the Cosmos New Writers Award in 1992 for the novel 'The Circus Girl'.
  • His translation of the Lotus Sutra was used as a text on NHK's '100 Minutes Masterpieces', and he appeared on the program.
  • He produced modern translations based on Sanskrit originals discovered in places such as the Potala Palace (Vimalakīrti Sutra).