Kaneko Daiei

Template:Japanese name Kaneko Daiei (金子大栄, 1881-1976) was a Japanese Buddhist philosopher of the early 20th century. He was born at to the priest of Saiken-ji, a Shin Buddhist temple in Jōetsu, Niigata Prefecture.^[1] He was a student Kiyozawa Manshi (1863 – 1903) and taught for several years at Ōtani University. In 1928 he was excommunicated from Jodo Shinshu for having charged the organization had become shrouded in materialism. A decade later his excommunication was overturned and he was welcomed back.

Kaneko authored many essays on Shin thought that are held in very high regard today, helping to sculpt modern day Shin philosophy. He was a good friend of Soga Ryōjin (1875 – 1971), another student of Manshi who likewise taught at Otani University.

General Reference

Andreasen, Esben (1998). Popular Buddhism In Japan: Shin Buddhist Religion & Culture. University of Hawaii Press. p. 54. ISBN 0-8248-2028-2.

References

^ "金子大栄". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-09-12. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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[1] "金子大栄". Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Retrieved 2012-09-12. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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