BUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO/ KORO-SHO AWARD CATEGORIESBUKKYO DENDO BUNKA-SHO (The Cultural Award for the Promotion of Buddhism)(A) Research, Thesis, Literary Work, Translation, Field Investigation, Publication, etc.
(B) Literary Arts, Arts, Music, Critique, etc.
(C) Missionary Work, Practice of the Dharma, etc.
BUKKYO DENDO KORO-SHO (The Award for Distinguished Service for the Promotion of
Buddhism)
Presented to distinguished individuals who have long devoted themselves to the promotion of
Buddhism.

The 1st BUNKA-SHO(1967)

The 4th BUNKA-SHO(1970)(A) IWANO, SHINYU: Born 1892 in
Tokyo; devoted many years to thet r a nsla t ion a nd publ icat ion of
Buddhist scriptures.

(A) HIRAKAWA, AKIRA: Born 1915
in Aichi prefecture; produced worldacclaimed research work such as A
Study of Early Maha-yana
Buddhism.

(B) KINO, KAZUYOSHI: Born 1922
in Yamaguchi prefecture; wrote many
popular books on Buddhism, thereby
contributing to themodernization of Buddhism.

(B) NIWA, FUMIO: Born 1904 in
Mie prefecture; recognized for his
work “Shinran” and his services
i n t h e p r om ot ion of Bud d h i s tliterature.

The 2nd BUNKA-SHO (1968)

The 5th BUNKA-SHO (1971)(B) KITAGAWA, MOMOO: Born
1899 in Tokyo; promoted through his
w r it i ngs a n u n d e r s t a nd i ng o f
Japa nes e Budd h is t a r t b ot h i nJapan and abroad.

(B) OUCHI, SEIHO: Born 1898 inTokyo; leading figure in the world of
Japa nes e s cu lpt u r e who b roke
original ground in the production of
Buddhist images.

(C) TSUNAWAKI, RYUMYO: Born
1876 i n F u k u o k a p r e f e c t u r e ;forerunner in work for the reliefof t he leper s, he also ac tively
practiced respect for fellowmen
as taught in the “Chapter of theBodhisattva Never Disparaging”
in the Lotus Sutra.

(C) KUBOSE, GYOMEI: Born 1905
in San Francisco, U.S.A.; was activein the fore-front of missionary work in
the U.S.A. as a second-generation
missionary of Higashi Hongan-ji
Temple.

The 3rd BUNKA-SHO (1969)

The 6th BUNKA-SHO (1972)(A) UMEHARA, TAKESHI: Born
1925 in Sendai; philosopher who
devoted himself to the study of
Buddhist thought, ushering in a new
age in the popular dissemination of
Buddhism.

(A) FUJITA, KOTATSU: Born 1928 in
Hokkaido; produced pioneering workin the unexplored field of Early Pure
Land thought.

(C) TSUNEMITSU, KONEN: Born
1891 in Hiroshima prefecture; practitioner o f Bu d dhi s m wh o d evo ted
himself to the All-One Buddhist
M ov e m e n t a n d a f t e r t h e w a r,
launched a Buddhist news- paper.

(C) ONO, SEIICHIRO: Born 1891 in
Iwate prefecture; was the supreme
authority in Japanese legal circles
and an ardent devotee of Shinran.

The 7th BUNKA-SHO (1973)(A) TOMOMATSU, ENTAI: Born
1895 in Nagoya; promoted a mass
enlightenment movement in the earlyyears of the Showa era and later also
promoted the Truth Movement.

(KORO -SH O ) ONISHI, RYOKEI:
Born 1875 in Nara prefecture; abbot
of Kiyomizu-dera Temple and active
in soc ial welfa re wor k, thepr opaga t io n of Buddhism, andBuddhist exchange between Japanand China.

(B) NAKAYAMA, GENYU: Born

( K O R O - S H O ) M AT S U U R A ,SHINOBU: Born 1896 in Fukui prefecture; rendered her service as wifeof a Buddhist missionary in North
America and endeared herself to allas “mother of the heart.”

1902 in Shiga prefecture; authority
in traditional Tendai Buddhist music
who rendered great services throughperformance, instruction and writing.

(KORO -SHO) NOSU, KOSETSU:
Born 1885 in Kagawa prefecture;
devoted his life to the drawing of
Buddhism paintings based on thelife of Shakyamuni.

The 8th BUNKA-SHO (1974)

The 10th BUNKA-SHO (1976)(A) TAMAKI, KOSHIRO: Born 1915
in Kumamoto prefecture; pursued theelucidation of Buddhist thought withhis superb competence incomparative philosophy and textual
criticism.

(B) TAKEDA, TAIJUN: Born 1912 in
Tokyo; writer and religionist who
squarely faced the desperate plight ofman and pursued true wisdom.

(B) MAYUZUMI, TOSHIRO: Born
1929 in Yokohama; created a series of
Buddhist musical pieces with theprofound sound of bells and traditional Buddhist musi c a s their
themes.

(C) TOKIWA, SHOKEN: Born 1930
in Osaka prefecture; head priest of
Tsubosaka-dera Temple who devoted
himself to the welfare of the blind andwas also active in the movement for
the relief of lepers.

( K O R O - S H O ) YA M AG U C H I ,SUSUMU: Born 1895 in Kyoto; published outstanding academic papers
and was recognized for his compilation and publication of“The Teaching of Buddha.”(KORO -SHO ) FUJII, NITTATSU:
Born 1885 in Kumamoto prefecture;
leader of the Nihonzan Myohoji
Samgha and a devoted advocate of
the non-violent peace movement.

(K O R O -S H O ) SHIMIZUTANI,KYOJUN: Born 1891 in Gunma prefecture; as abbot of Senso-ji Temple
was actively involved in the propagation of Buddhism and as a scholar,
was an authority on the study of Esoteric Buddhism.

The 9th BUNKA-SHO (1975)

The 11th BUNKA-SHO (1977)(C) HUMPHREYS, CHRISTMAS:
Born 1901 in London, U.K.; wasactive as president of the Buddhist
Society, London, in the worldwide
dissemination of Buddhism.

(C) YAMADA, MUMON: Born 1900
in Aichi prefecture; was actively
involved as president of Hanazono
University in the propagation of
Buddhism through student guidance,
writing and lectures.

(A) NAKAMURA, HAJIME: Born
1912 i n S h i m a n e p r e fe c t u r e ;le a d i ng aut ho r i t y i n Japa ne s e
Buddhologica l circles who wasrecognized for his work in the compi lat ion of “A C o m pre he n si ve
Dictionary of Buddhist Terms.”(B) HIRAYAMA, IKUO: Born 1930
in Hiroshima prefecture; Japanesepainter who produced many works
relating to the Buddhist ruins of the
Silk Road.

(KORO-SHO) TOKI, ZENMARO:
Born 1885 in Tokyo; famous poet
who publi shed a work ent itled“NO” dealing with Buddhist historical figures.

The 14th BUNKA-SHO (1980)(B) INOUE, YASUSHI: Born 1907 in
Hokkaido; author known for his many
works related to Buddhism, such as“Roof tile of Tem-pyo” and “Tunhuang.”

The 12th BUNKA-SHO (1978)(A) NAKAMURA, ZUIRYU: Born
1915 in Aomori prefecture; madefield surveys of Buddhist sites inIndi a and Tibet and undertook
excavations at the ruins of Kapilavastu.

(C) SEKI, HOZEN: Born 1903 in
Kagoshima prefecture; spent a colorful quarter-century in mission-ary workin north America and established the
New York Buddhist Academy.

(C) KATO, BENZABURO: Born
1899 in Shimane prefecture; lay patronof Buddhism who as a businessman
dedicated himself to the Lay Buddhism Movement.

(K O R O -SH O ) NASU, SEIRYU:
Born 1894 in Aichi prefecture; foremost authority on the doctrines of Esoteric Buddhism who also devoted
himself to the propagation of Buddhism as a “Shingon practitioner.”(K O R O -SH O ) KUREBAYASHI,
KODO: Born 1893 in Shizuoka prefecture; recognized for his work in
education as president of Komazawa
University and for his distinguishedservices as a scholar in Soto studies.

(A) KAMATA, SHIGEO: Born 1927
in Kanagawa prefecture; foremost
authority on Hua-yen doctrine who
also undertook field research of
Buddhist historical sites.

The 13th BUNKA-SHO (1979)

The 15th BUNKA-SHO (1981)(A) NAGAO, GADJIN: Born 1907 inHiroshima prefecture; recognized forhis supervision and compilation of
Mahayana scriptures and for scientific investigations in central Asia.

(C) SHIMIZU, KOSHO: Born 1911 in
Hyogo prefecture; recognized for his great achievement asa b b o t o f To d a i - j i Te m p l e i noverseeing the repairs on the Great
Buddha Hall.

(B) DOMON, KEN: Born 1909 in
Yamagata prefecture; made an original contribution as a photographer tot he dis s emi na t i on of J a pane se
Buddhist art.

(KORO-SHO)
MIZUNO, KOGEN: Born 1901 in
Saga prefecture; great scholar in Pali
studies with A Pali Dictionary andmany other works to his credit.

(KORO -SH O ) T A K E M U R A ,KICHIEMON: Born 1900 in Akita
prefecture; active in many fields suchas educat ion, l ay patronage of
Buddhism, and as chairman of theboard of directors of the Foundation
for the promotion of Buddhism.

(A) TAKASAKI, JIKIDO: Born 1926
in Tokyo; produced out-standing
results in his study of
Ta t h a g a t a g a r b h a t h o u g h t , a nimpor tan t curre nt of Bud dh ist
doctrine.

(KORO-SHO)
TAMAI,YOSHITAKA: Born 1900 in
Toyama prefecture; active as am i s s i o na r y i n t he U . S . A . a ndp o p ul a r l y k n ow n a s “ To d a y’s
Ryokan.”(B) NAKAMURA, SODO: Born 1901
in Shizuoka; active as a leading
figure in calligraphical circles, withmore than 80% of his work being
Buddhist in content.

The 16th BUNKA-SHO (1982)

(KORO-SHO)
HANAYAMA, SHINSHO: Born 1898
in I shik awa prefecture; pri s on
chaplain for the International Military
Tribunal for the Far East who also
devoted himself to the eastern spreadof Buddhism.

(KORO -SH O ) NISHITANI, KEIJI:
Born 1900 in Ishikawa prefecture;authority on religious philosophy andrecognized for his work in elucidating the value of Buddhist philosophy.

(K O R O -SH O ) CHAO, PUCHU:
Born 1907 in Anhui, China; applied
himself to the revival of Buddhism inChina and also rendered great services
in Buddhist exchange between China
and Japan.

(KORO-SHO) TAIRA, KIKUJI: Born
1911 i n Ca l if orni a; phys ician in California by vocation, he wasa l s o a c t i ve i n m i s s i on a r y a n dvolunteer work.

The 17th BUNKA-SHO (1983)

The 19th BUNKA-SHO (1985)(B) NISHIMURA, KOCHO: Born
1915 in Osaka prefecture; active in therestoration of Buddhist images, healso applied himself to the researchand preservation of Buddhist images
and the education of successors to
his work.

(A) ISHIDA, MIZUMARO: Born
1917 in Hokkaido; recognized for hissound and meticulous research on theprecepts in Japanese Buddhism.

(C) INTERNATIONAL BUDDHISTBROTHERHOOD ASSOCIATION
Rep. IWAYA, SHOYU: Erected theNi hon-ji Tem ple i n Bod hgaya,
India, and rendered services in welfare work.

(B) IRIE, TAIKICHI: Born 1905 in
Nara prefecture; conveyed Buddhist
culture to the world at large throughhis vivid depictions of ancient temples
and natural scenery in and around
Nara.

(KORO -SH O ) AOKI, YUKO: Born
1891 in Tokyo; contributed to thedissemination of Buddhist music
both in Japan and abroad as a transmitter of the traditional Buddhist
music of Buzan sect.

(KO R O -SH O ) YAMADA, ETAI:
Born 1895 in Hyogo prefecture; headof Tendai school who applied himself
to the popular dissemination of
Buddhism and transformed Mt. Hiei
into a propagation center.

(KORO-SHO)
JAYEWARDENE, J. R.: Born 1906 in
Colombo, Sri Lanka; president of Sri
Lanka and a devout follower of
Buddhism.

(KORO -SHO) JOH, MYUNG GEE:
Born 1905 in Korea; recog-nized forhis many years of research in Korean
Buddhism and his services to Buddhist academic exchange between
Korea and Japan.

The 18th BUNKA-SHO(1984)

The 20th BUNKA-SHO (1986)(A) OCHO, ENICHI: Born 1906 in
Aichi prefecture; recognized for his
work in breaking new ground in the
study of Chinese Buddhism.

(B) HANAOKA, DAIGAKU: Born
1909 in Nara prefecture; breaking
new ground in Buddhist juvenile
literature, he conveyed the spirit of
Buddhism to a wide range of readers.

( C ) F U J I M OT O , KO H O : B o r n
1910 in Nagano prefecture; advocated “one temple, one orphan” anddevoted himself to welfare andpropagation activities.

( C ) RY U , R E N : B o r n 1909 i n
Sichuan, China; nun well versed inboth Exoteric and Esoteric Buddhism
who applied herself to the revival of
Buddhism in China.

(KORO -SHO) NISHI, GIYU: Born
1897 in Hyogo prefecture; professor
at Toyo University and auth-ority on
the difficult Abhidharma doctrines.

(KORO-SHO)MICHIHATA, RYOSHU: Born 1903
in Hokkaido; leading authority in the study of the history ofChinese Buddhism who also ap-plied
himself to friendship and exchange
between Japan and China.

(KO RO -SH O ) SOBUE, SHONEN:
Born 1908 i n Gi fu pref ec t ur e;applying himself for many years to a
traditional form of preaching, he wasactive in its preservation and the
popular propagation of Buddhism.

(KORO -SH O ) ITO, SADAO: Born
1906 in Aichi prefecture; organist and composer of Buddhist music
who dedicated himself to the propagation of Buddhism through music.

The 21st BUNKA-SHO (1987)

The 23rd BUNKA-SHO (1989)(B) OSUGA, HATSUZO: Born 1923
i n N a ga n o p r e f e c t u re ; r e c o g nized for his business management
based on the spirit of Buddhism andhis establishment of Ibaraki Human
Center.

(C) MATSUBARA, TAIDO: Born
1907 in Tokyo; pushed forward the
propagation of supradenominational /sectarian Buddhism to the generalpublic, as the leader of NAMU-NOKAI.

(KORO-SHO)KATAYAMA, NIKKAN:
Born 1899 in Hyogo prefecture;applied himself to the restoration of
Omosu Honmon-ji Temple and the
spread of the Dharma Protection
Movement of Nichiren school.

(KORO-SHO)
KOBAYASHI, YOSOJI: Born 1913 inToyama prefecture; contributed to thenurturing of religious faith through thec ont i nuat ion of t he t elev i sion
programming on the Nihon Television
Network “Hour of Religion.”(KORO-SHO)NISHIMURA, SHICHIBEI:
Born 1907 in Kyoto prefecture;
inherited a family business devoted
to the publication of Buddhist books
and brought out many fine works.

(KORO-SHO) HONDA, GENSHO: Born
1915 in Hyogo prefecture; foremost
authority of Tendai chanting, strived
for its transmission and nurturing of
its successors.

The 22nd BUNKA-SHO(1988)

The 24th BUNKA-SHO(1990)(B) MORIYA, TADASHI: Born 1912
in Gifu prefecture; utilizing the techni ques of tra diti onal J apanes epainting, he devoted his energies tothe production of numerous outstanding Buddhism paintings andtemple adornments.

(C) YONEZAWA, HIDEO: Born 1909
in Fukui prefecture; devoted himself
to writing Buddhist literature anddelivering lectures while pursuing
his profession as a M.D.

(A) LEGGETT, TREVOR: Born 1914
in London, U.K.; undertook the
study, translation and popular dissemination in Great Britain of Japanese culture and Zen philosophy.

(A) KATSUMATA, SHUNKYO: Born
1909 in Niigata prefecture; authority
on Yogacara thought and Esoteric
Buddhism who was active as head of
Buzan sect of the Singon school inboth research and the propagation of
Buddhism.

(B) MAEDA, JOSAKU: Born 1926
in Toyama prefecture; opened up a
new field of Buddhist Art, throughthe depiction of the spirit and realm of
Mandara .

(A) INADA, KENNETH K: Born
1923 in Hawaii, U.S.A.; professor of
Buddhist Philosophy at the State
University of New York at Buf-falo,
and has devoted himself to the public a t i on of b oo k s o n B u d - dh i s tphilosophy and the internationalization of Buddhism.

(KORO-SHO)
HIKATA, RYUSHO: Born 1892 in
Fukui prefecture; devoted himself toresearch of Jataka literature and theedition and revision of the Sanskrit
text of the Suvikrantavikramipariprccha.

(C) KO, SHIMEI : Born 1932 i n
Yamaguchi prefecture; novelist.
Through novels based on the teaching of St. Shinran, he gave many
young people the hope to live.

(KORO-SHO)
DHARMASAKTI, SANYA: Born
1907 in Bangkok, Thailand; now
serves as the president of the World
Fellowship of Buddhists and has
contributed to the spreading of
Buddhism on an international scale.

(A) MAKITA, TAIRYO: Born 1912 in
Shiga prefecture; attained excellent
academic results in the study ofmodern Buddhist history in China
and in the study of sutras whose
origins are not certain.

The 25th BUNKA-SHO (1991)(A) TAKEUCHI, YOSHINORI: Born
1913 in Mie prefecture; devot- ed
himself to research on the religious
p h i lo s o p hy o f Sh i n r a n ’s
thought, and introduced Buddhist
thought to the West.

The 28th BUNKA-SHO (1994)(B) ENOMOTO, EIICHI: Born 1903
in Hyogo prefecture; wrote poems
which are simple and clear
convey, the essence of Buddhism for
30 years after the age of 60.

The 29th BUNKA-SHO (1995)(B) SAKAMURA, SHINMIN: Born
1909 in Kumamoto prefecture; wrote
poems which show the essence of
Buddhism in daily life, and thus
provided spiritual support to people.

(B) IIDA, RIGYO: Born 1911 in
Gunma prefecture; great authority on
phonology, he introduced worldwide
the achievements of Ryokan, Soseki,
Shiki, and Yaritu Sozai.

(K O R O -SH O ) SATO, MITSUO:
Born 1901 in Toyama prefecture;clarified various aspects of theSangha of Early Buddhism through thestudy of Buddhist precepts.

(KORO-SHO) SAKAI, YUSAI: Born
1926 in Osaka; twice completed
Kaiho-gyo (rigorous 1,000 day
religious marathon) on Mt. Hiei andmade a deep impression on many
people.

The 26th BUNKA-SHO (1992)

The 30th BUNKA-SHO (1996)(B) NISHIKIDO, SHINKAN: Born
1908 in Ibaraki prefecture; for overforty years, he devoted him-self tothe sculpturing of many statues of
Buddha as objects of worship.

(KO RO -SH O ) DOI, MASAHARU:
Born 1894 in Hyogo prefecture; aspresident of Bukkyo Gakujutsu
Sinko-kai (The Foundation of theAdvancement of Buddhist Academic
S t udi e s) he co ntri bute d t o the
publication of the index Tripitaka.

The 27th BUNKA-SHO (1993)(A) YANAGIDA, SEIZAN: Born 1922
in Shiga prefecture; authority in thestudies of the history of early Zen sectin China, he translated and introduced
many analects of Zen masters.

(A) MIYASAKA, YUSHO: Born
1921 in Nagano prefecture; conducted in-depth study of Buddhism, especially Esoteric Buddhism. Throughhis lectures and writings, he helped
many people to understand Buddhism.

(KORO -SH O ) SASAKI, JOSHU:
Born 1907 in Miyagi prefecture;
moved to the United States. Over
many years, he transmitted Zen Buddhism to Americans and trained disciples. He is the founder of the Joshu
Zen Center and the Rinzai Temple in
America.

The 31st BUNKA-SHO (1997)(A) MIZUNO, YAOKO: Born 1921
in Tokyo; rendered distinguisheds e r v i c e by pr e pa r i ng d et a i le dannotations on the very difficult
writings of Zen Master Dogen andt r a n s l a t i ng t h e m i nt o m o d e r nJapanese.

The 32nd BUNKA-SHO (1998)(B) SNYDER, GARY: Born 1930
in San Francisco, U.S.A.; for thegreat achievement of conveying to
the people in the West the essenceof Zen and Nature poeticized in
his poems.

(C) INOUE, SHINICHI: Born1918
in Kumamoto prefecture; fordistinguished service putting
Buddhism into practice as a lay
Buddhist and also as economist.

The 33rd BUNKA-SHO (1999)(KORO -SHO) SATO, HIDEO: Born
1907 i n H i r o s h i m a prefecture;see king t o tra nsm it M ahaya na
Buddhist teachings, he propagatedthe essence of Buddhism to many
people.

The 37th BUNKA-SHO (2003)(A) UEDA, SHIZUTERU: Born 1926 inTokyo; Studied Buddhist thought witha background of German mysticism,
religion, philosophy, etc. Promoted
cultural exchange between the Eastand the West.

(A) KUSUNOKI, KYO: Born 1915
in Toyama prefecture; clarified themeaning of “myokonin” and its
relative importance. In daily life, hedemonstrated living Buddhism.

(B) YOKOMICHI, MARIO: Born
1916 i n Tokyo; wor ld renown
researcher of Buddhist music. Madeoutstanding contribution ofsystematically combining Buddhist
music with religious services which
led to appreciation of Bud-dhist
music.

(C) BLOOM, ALFRED: Born 1926 in
Philadelphia, U.S.A.; with
Shinranism as the core teaching, he acted
as intermediary between the East andthe West.

(KORO-SHO)YOSHIDA, KYUICHI:
Born 1915 in Niigata prefecture;
distinguished himself by research inmodern Buddhist history after the
Meiji Period, and lecturing on
i m pa c t o f r o l e a n d h i s t o ry o f
Buddhism on social welfare.

The 34th BUNKA-SHO (2000)

The 38th BUNKA-SHO (2004)(KORO-SHO ) ABE, MASAO: Born
1915 in Osaka; for decades, well
published author of many Buddhist
texts in English. Highly respectedleader of Buddhist-Christiandialogue in Europe and U.S.A..

(C) SHIMANO, EIDO: Born 1932 in
Tokyo; establishing the Dai Bosatsu
Zendo in New York, he taught andspread Zen teaching among
Americans.

The 35th BUNKA-SHO (2001)

The 39th BUNKA-SHO (2005)(A) KUMOI, SHOZEN: Born 1915
in Osaka prefecture; specializing inearly Buddhist texts, he pub-lished aP a l i B u d d h i s t d i c t i o n - a r y.
Contributed greatly to research doneby subsequent generations.

(C) TAKESHITA, SATORU: Born 1923
in Nagasaki pr e f e ct u re ; as TV
personality, lecturer, and writer ofbooks and magazine articles, hepropagated Buddhism widely, using
simple language.

(B) ITSUKI, HIROYUKI: Born 1932
in Fukuoka prefecture;using his writings, television andlectures, he attracted many people to
Buddhism.

(A) SCHMITHAUSEN, LAMBERT:
Born 1939 in Cologne, Germany;familiar with various languages,
he had many academic accomplishments regarding Alaya-vijbana
and on the relationship between
Buddhism and nature.

The 36th BUNKA-SHO (2002)(A) TAMURA, ENCHO: Born 1917 in
Nara prefecture; internationallyrecognized through his research andwritings on development of Pure
Land thought, the biography of
Honen Shonin and the history of
Buddhism between Japan and Korea.

(C) NODA, FUSETSU: Born 1921 in
Aichi prefecture; engaged in issues ofyoung people for many years. Afterretiring, he began teaching Buddhism
to the common people in easily
understood words.

(KORO-SHO) MAYEDA, EGAKU:
Born 1926 in Nagoya; contributed tothe development of philolog-ical andhistorical studies in Early Buddhism,and developed the inter-disciplinary
studies of Buddhist culture in Pali.

The 40th BUNKA-SHO (2006)(A) UNNO, TAITETSU: Born 1929 in
Kitakyushu; widely recognized for
his research on Pure Land thoughtfrom the standpoint of Comparative
Religion, and his nurturing of young
Buddhist scho-lars overseas.
(KORO-SHO)
AOYAMA, SHUNDO: Born 1933 in
Aichi prefect ure; nun who has
provided leadership to other nuns
and opportunity for many women toenco unter t he Buddha Dharma
through writings and talks.

The 41st BUNKA-SHO (2007)(B) ERI, KOUKEI & SAYOKO: Koukei(born 1943 in Kyoto) creates Buddhist
statues and Sayoko (born 1945 in
Kyoto prefecture) gilds them withgold leaf. Creating many pieces
togerher, they have contributed
greatly toward the advancement of
Buddhist arts.

The 43rd BUNKA-SHO (2009)(A) NARA, YASUAKI: Born 1929 in
Chiba prefecture; contributed to theadvancement of research on thehistory of Indian religious culture.

(KO RO -SH O ) INAGAKI, HISAO:
Born 1929 in Kobe; recognized for
his English translations of Buddhist
sutras and the creation of “A
Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist
Terms.”The 44th BUNKA-SHO (2010)(A) SAKUMA, KENICHI: Born 1921 in
Kyoto prefecture; painted renown“Gassho-Doji”(Children Praying in
Gassho) Series sharing the messageof the Buddha’s compassion.

(KO RO -SH O ) ASUKA, KANRITSU:
Born 1915 in Toyama prefecture; hasdevoted his life to the researchand promoting of Buddhist music.

The 45th BUNKA-SHO (2011)(A) SHIGARAKI, TAKAMARO:
Born 1926 in Hiroshima; Spent his
career studying Pure Land Buddhism
and clarified a contemporary meaning of Buddhism through looking
into Shinran’s thought from a modern
perspective.

(C) HAYASHI, GYOU: Born 1923 in
Hokkaido; through his example
of following the spirit of traditional
Buddhist practice of receiving alms,
he has guided many people to a
Dharma-based lifestyle.

( C ) A R I YA R AT N E , T U D O R
AHANGAMAGE: Born 1931 in CalleDist rict, Sri Lanka; Founded
and developed the worldwide
Sarvodaya movement whose activities are based on Buddhist philosophy
for the cultivation and advancementof agrarian communities.

The 42nd BUNKA-SHO (2008)(A) RUCH, BARBARA: Born 1932
in Philadelphia, U.S.A.; initiatedand now directs efforts for the unprecedented excavation, investigation, and research on the cultureof Japanese Imperial Convents.

(C) NODA, DAITO: Born 1946 in
Kagawa prefecture; establisheda training hall for truant youths
and endeavod for their rehabilitation through Buddhism.

Commencing with nominations for the 46th BUKKYODENDO BUNKA-SHO, we have reorganized the basic
award qualifications and removed the three categories forthe cultural award. The new basic purpose of this award
has been redefined to recognize individuals or organizations which have made significant contributions over an
extended period of time in the promotion of the Buddhist
spirit, culture and research.
Additionally, BDK has initiated a new award to becalled the Numata Innovation & Visionary Award which
will be presented to an up and coming Buddhist leader,cleric or visionary who has shown innovation and promise in the promotion of the spirit of Buddhism.

The 46th BUNKA-SHO(2012)( BUN K A- SHO) NISHI RA I,
TAKEHARU: Born 1924 in Sapporo;
A pioneer in establishing a Buddhist
telephone counseling service andtaking an active role in commenting
on Japanese medical issues from a
Buddhist perspective.

(SHOREI-SHO) BIHARA MEDICALGROUP:Developed the relationship between medical care andBuddhism. Organized workshops
and promoted Buddhist teachings forterminal care.

( SHOR EI- SHO) SH I R ATAT E ,K AI UN: Bor n 1942 in Tibet;
Introduced Tibetan Buddhism andits culture to Japan, and has endeavored to promote academic exchanges
between India and China with Japan.

( BU NK A- SHO ) ISH IGA M I,ZENNO: Born 1929 in Hokkaido;Anauthority on the research about
Indian narratives and Jodo sutras.
Achievement of spreading knowledgeof Buddhist culture around the world
through broadcasts, lectures, andwritings for decades.

(SHOREI-SHO) GENYU, SOKYU:
Born 1956 in Fukushima prefecture;
An Akutagawa prize-winning authorof Buddhist related works and has
devoted his efforts to assisting in therebuilding after the Great EasternJapan Earthquake and Tsunami.

(SHOREI-SHO) M AT S U S H I TA ,ISAO: Born 1951 in Tokyo; A pioneerof modern music that fuses oriental
compositions, Japanese traditional
performing arts and chanting of
Buddhist hymns.

The 47th BUNKA-SHO(2013)

The 51st BUNKA-SHO(2017)

The 50th BUNKA-SHO(2016)( B U N K A - S H O ) T AYA M AHOONKAI: Contributed to thedevelopment of social welfare andactivities and continues to leadthe Buddhist lecture series at theHiroshima Red Cross Hospital andthe Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital.

(BU NK A- SHO) ISH I M U R E ,MICHIKO:Born 1927 in Kumamoto;Published Japanese book “Suffering
Ocean of Pure Land” and introduced
the problem of civilizational Minamata
disease to the world in terms of Pure
Land Buddhism.

( SHOR EI- SHO) N A G A K U R A ,NORIHIRO: Born 1953 in Kagoshima
prefecture; Enlarging the scope of“Vihara” activities, based on theteaching of the Buddha, throughdirect dialogue wit h ter m i nal
patients in the hospital.

(SHOREI-SHO) SHAKU, TESSHU;

The 48th BUNKA-SHO(2014)

The 52nd BUNKA-SHO(2018)( BU N K A- S H O ) WATA NA BE ,HOYO: Born 1932 in Tokyo; Madea great contribution in the researchof the Heart Sutra and Nichiren
doctrine. Devoted to the educationand development of tomorrow’s citizens as president of Rissho University.

(BUNKA-SHO)(SHOREI-SHO) DUCOR , JEROME :Born 1954 in Geneva, Switzerland;
Belongs to the Swiss Shingyo-ji Templeof the Shin Buddhist tradition. Promotes
Buddhism in Europe through thetranslation and dissemi-nation of Buddhist
texts in French.

(SHOREI-SHO) MIURA, JYUN:
Born 1958 in Kyoto;Driving force
behind the boom of Buddhist statues.
He created some Buddhist vogue
words and contributed to the transmission of the Buddhist spirit to theyounger generation.

The 49th BUNKA-SHO(2015)

The 53rd BUNKA-SHO(2019)(BU NK A- SHO) K A NA M I TSU,TOSHIO:Born 1927 in Okayama.
Promoted Buddhism for many people as a director of NHK, Japan
Broadcasting Corp. and introduced
Buddhists from rural areas in Japan.

Recognized for his non-sectarian andwelfare Buddhist promotional activities
and introduction of Buddhist teachings
through media such as television andradio.
NISHIMURA,

prefecture;Recognized for his contribution to the research and propagation of the Zen spirit and culture in
Japan and overseas for a long time inan easy-to-understand way.

(BUNK A-SHO)F UJ I TA,TETSUBUN:Born 1941 in Osaka.
Advocated the sociality of Buddhist
faith and published many books on
Buddhist promotion. Held Dharma
talk gatherings all over Japan andguided many people to the Buddhist
path.

The 58th BUNKA-SHO(2024)(SHOREI-SHO) MORIMURA, SHINHO:
Born 1956 in Changchun, China.
Researched Shinran’s thoughts andtranslated the “Kyogyoshinsho” into
Chinese for publication. Expected
to further develop Buddhist activities such as lectures for the public.

(BUNKA-SHO) PAUL, GRONER:
Born 1946 in California, the U.S.A;
He has devoted himself to study
Japanese Buddhism and its culture for along time. Through his research activity,
he has introduced Japanese Buddhism
to many countries in English.

The 54th BUNKA-SHO(2020)(BUNKA-SHO) MAYEDA, SENGAKU:
Born 1931 in Nagoya. Contributed
to the development of researchers’
resources and the Nakamura Hajime
Eastern Institute and the Japanese
Association of Indian and Buddhist
Studies, for which he served as president.

The 55th BUNKA-SHO(2021)(BUNKA-SHO) OGAWA, ICHIJO:
Born 1936 in Hokkaido. He has studied
the fundamental ideas of Indian Buddhism for many years, and has devoted
himself to preaching Buddhism. In addition, he actively actively spoke on theissue of organ transplantation in the
National Diet from the perspective of
the spirit of Buddhism.

(SHOREI-SHO) TAKAOKA, SHUCHO:
Born 1943 in Nagoya. He has acceptedand supported people from abroad at his
temple under the philosophy of "Tomoni
ikiru (Living Together). "Moreover, he has
contributed to the protection of culturalprope11ies pe11ies including sutras in
Sanskrit and ritual ceremonies.

The 56th BUNKA-SHO(2022)(BUNKA-SHO) SHOTOKU, TANAKA:
Born 1931 in Kanagawa prefecture;
He has composed numerous Buddhist
anthems for over half of a century.
Moreover, he has dedicated himself ashead priest to Sensoji, where a lot of
tourists visit from all over the world.
(SHOREI-SHO) TODAIJI WELFARECORPORATION: established 1955 in
Nara prefecture;
Based on traditions of Nara Buddhism
and the “Avatamsaka Sutra (Kegon-kyo),”it has supported children with intractablediseases and their parents.

The 57th BUNKA-SHO(2023)(BUNKA-SHO) YOSHIRO, IMAEDA:
Born 1947 in Aichi prefecture;
He has produced significant research
results for Tibet and Bhutan in the areaof historical philology in the French
National Centre for Scientific Research.
He has devoted himself to being in theforefront of Buddhist studies.
(SHOREI-SHO) ISSHO, FUJITA:
Born 1954 in Ehime prefecture;Through experience as a master teaching
Zen in America, he has promoted Zen
Buddhism to modern people in English.
In addition, he has instructed Zen practicebeyond denominations. He is expected to
be a leader of Japanese Buddhism.

(SHOR EI-SHO) GAK UGEN,YOSHIMIZU: Born 1978 in Tokyo;
His temple’s religious social activity,
such as nighttime activities to support
people living on the streets is based on
the teaching of compassion, and enjoys
a high reputation.