Soga Ryōjin

was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher and priest of the Ōtani-ha of Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. He served as the 17th president of Ōtani University from 1961 to 1967.

Biography Soga was born in the city of Niigata, Niigata Prefecture. He graduated from Shinshu University, later known as Ōtani University, in 1901, after which he returned to Niigata and became the adopted son-in-law of the priest of Jō'on-ji, a Buddhist temple in Mitsuke, Niigata.

Soga returned to study at Ōtani University and became a disciple of Kiyozawa Manshi (1863 – 1903), and a member of Ōtani-ha. He was a professor at Toyo University from 1916 to 1924, and then a professor at Ōtani University for 25 years.

After leaving Ōtani, Soga founded the Koho Gakuen in Kyoto with his close friend, the scholar Kaneko Daiei (1881 – 1976). Soga returned as a professor at Ōtani University in 1941. He served as the 17th president of the university from 1961 to 1967.

Soga died on June 20, 1971.

Works translated into English The Core of Shinshu The Savior on earth: The significance of Dharmakara Bodhisattva's appearance in this world. Kaishin: The Open Spirit Storage consciousness A Soga Ryōjin Reader