Minoru Hara
Japanese Indoligist (1930–2021)
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Minoru Hara (原 實, Hara Minoru; 9 September 1930 – 1 November 2021) was a Japanese writer, Indologist, philologist, and a scholar of Sanskrit and Buddhist literature and philosophy.[1]
Indologist
Philologist
Scholar
Minoru HARA | |
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| Born | 9 September 1930 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 1 November 2021 (aged 91) |
| Other names | 原 實 |
| Occupations | Writer Indologist Philologist Scholar |
| Known for | Sanskrit and Buddhist literature |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Biography
Hara was a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.[2] His writings include Words for Love in Sanskrit,[3] Tapas in the Smriti Literature,[4] Pasupata Doctrine as Transmitted by Vedantins[5] and A Note on Purna-Kumbha .[6] Budda charita budda no shoÌ"gai,[7] Memorial Ojihara Yutaka Studia Indologica[8] and Studies on Indian philosophy and literature in Japan, 1973-1983[9] are some his other publications. He is an elected member of the Japan Academy (2000).[10] 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.[11] Harānandalaharī (Volume in Honour of Prof. Minoru Hara) is a book published by Pietro Chierichetti in honor of Hara.[12]
Hara died on 1 November 2021, at the age of 91.[13]
