About Dennis Hirota
Born 1946. Dennis Hirota is a writer.
Dennis Hirota is a professor in the Department of Shin Buddhism at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He was born in Berkeley, California in 1946 and received his B.A. from University of California, Berkeley. In 2008, he was a visiting professor of Buddhism at Harvard Divinity School where his studies focused on the Buddhist monk Shinran.
He has worked extensively as a translator and editor of Buddhist works. He is particularly known for his translation work in The Collected Works of Shinran. He has also published numerous books and articles, in both English and Japanese, on Pure Land Buddhism and Buddhist aesthetics.
Resources The Collected Works of Shinran Podcasts of a six-part lecture series on Shinran given at the Institute of Buddhist Studies at Berkeley. Shinran, Barth, and Religion: Engagement with Religious Language as an Issue of Comparative Theology
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Dennis Hirota's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Dennis Hirota?
Buddhist scholar
When was Dennis Hirota born?
Dennis Hirota was born in 1946.
What is Dennis Hirota's occupation?
Dennis Hirota is a writer.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dennis Hirota. https://biography.guide/dennis-hirota/
MLA: "Dennis Hirota." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dennis-hirota/.
Chicago: "Dennis Hirota." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dennis-hirota/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:15 UTC