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Zuiho Yamaguchi

やまぐち ずいほう

Yamaguchi Zuihō

Aliases: 川尻博

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1926-02-21 (Monzen, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan)
Died
2023-04-15 (Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan) age 97
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Buddhist scholar, Tibetologist, Professor, Researcher
Active Years
1953-2023
Affiliations
University of Tokyo, Naritasan Shinshoji Buddhist Research Institute

Education

University of Tokyo
Faculty of Letters / Department of Indian Literature
Period: 1953年卒業
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: Japan
École Pratique des Hautes Études
Period: 1964年退学
Year of Graduation: 1964
Country: France
Withdrew from the 4th and 5th sections
University of Tokyo
Degree: 文学博士
Year of Graduation: 1979
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Translation Culture Award
1972
Work: Culture of Tibet
Result: 受賞
Japan Academy Prize
1984
Work: Study on the Establishment of the Tubo Kingdom
Result: 受賞
Tōhō Gakujutsu-shō
1985
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1988
Work: Tibet
Result: 受賞
Medal with Third Class Order of the Sacred Treasure
1996
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Story of King Nara

1957 Scholarly monograph

Aurel Stein's Catalogue of Collected Tibetan Literature

1977 Scholarly monograph

Study on the Establishment of the Tubo Kingdom

1983 Scholarly monograph

Tibetan Buddhism and Society

1986 Scholarly monograph

Tibet (Vol. 1)

1987 Scholarly monograph

Tibet (Vol. 2)

1988 Scholarly monograph

Grammar of Classical Tibetan

1998 Scholarly monograph

Introduction to Classical Tibetan Grammar

2002 Scholarly monograph

Critical Commentary on the History of Indian Buddhist Philosophy

2010 Scholarly monograph

Bibliography

  • The Story of King Nara
  • Aurel Stein's Catalogue of Collected Tibetan Literature
  • Study on the Establishment of the Tubo Kingdom
  • Tibetan Buddhism and Society
  • Tibet (Vol. 1)
  • Tibet (Vol. 2)
  • Grammar of Classical Tibetan
  • Introduction to Classical Tibetan Grammar
  • Critical Commentary on the History of Indian Buddhist Philosophy
  • Culture of Tibet
  • Lecture Series Dunhuang 6: Dunhuang Hu Documents
  • Tada Tokkan: A Life Devoted to the Tibetan Tripitaka

Translations by Author

  • Culture of Tibet
  • Lecture Series Dunhuang 6: Dunhuang Hu Documents
  • Tada Tokkan: A Life Devoted to the Tibetan Tripitaka

Legacy

He made significant contributions to the development of Tibetan studies in Japan and influenced many scholars.