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Minoru Hara

1930 – 2021

Japanese Indoligist

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About Minoru Hara

Lived 1930 – 2021 (aged 91). Minoru Hara was a Japanese writer, researcher, visiting professor, university teacher and indologist.

was a Japanese writer, Indologist, philologist, and a scholar of Sanskrit and Buddhist literature and philosophy.

Biography Hara was a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. His writings include Words for Love in Sanskrit, Tapas in the Smriti Literature, Pasupata Doctrine as Transmitted by Vedantins and A Note on Purna-Kumbha . Budda charita budda no shoÌ"gai, Memorial Ojihara Yutaka Studia Indologica and Studies on Indian philosophy and literature in Japan, 1973-1983 are some his other publications. He is an elected member of the Japan Academy (2000). The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2009, for his contributions to Indian literature and education. Harānandalaharī (Volume in Honour of Prof. Minoru Hara) is a book published by Pietro Chierichetti in honor of Hara.

Hara died on 1 November 2021, at the age of 91.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Harvard University, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo
Employers
University of Tokyo, International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies
Awards
The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon; Padma Bhushan

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Minoru Hara's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Minoru Hara?

Japanese Indoligist (1930–2021)

When was Minoru Hara born?

Minoru Hara was born on 9 September 1930 in Tokyo.

When did Minoru Hara die?

Minoru Hara died on 1 November 2021.

What was Minoru Hara's occupation?

Minoru Hara was a writer, researcher, visiting professor, university teacher and indologist.

What nationality was Minoru Hara?

Minoru Hara was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Minoru Hara

· Wikidata: Q11409573

· DBpedia: Minoru Hara

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