Heinrich Dumoulin

Heinrich Dumoulin, S.J. (31 May 1905 – 21 July 1995) was a Jesuit theologian, a widely published author on Zen, and a professor of philosophy and history at Sophia University in Tokyo (where he was Professor Emeritus).[1] He was the founder of its Institute for Oriental Religions, as well as the first Director of the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture.

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He was born in Rhineland, Germany, and ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1933. In 1935 he was sent to Japan on missions under the guidance of Fr. Hugo Enomiya-Lassalle, where he became fluent in Shinto religion and Buddhism.[2]

He died in 1995 at the age of 90.

Bibliography
  • The Development of Chinese Zen After the Sixth Patriarch in the Light of the Mumonkan (1953, First Zen Institute of America)
  • A History of Zen Buddhism (1963, Pantheon Books)
  • Christianity Meets Buddhism (1974, Open Court Publishing)
  • Buddhism in the Modern World (1976, Macmillan Publishing)
  • Zen Enlightenment: Origins and Meaning (1979, Weatherhill)
  • Zen Buddhism in the Twentieth Century (1992)
  • Understanding Buddhism: Key Themes (1994), Weatherhill
  • Zen Buddhism: A History; Volume 1 India and China, (2005, World Wisdom)
  • Zen Buddhism: A History; Volume 2 Japan, (2005, World Wisdom)

References
  1. Heinrich Dumoulin - Life and Work
  2. Oldmeadow, Harry. Journeys East: 20th Century Western Encounters with Eastern Religious Traditions. World Wisdom, Inc. pp. 430–431. ISBN 0-941532-57-7.


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