Kenryo Kanamatsu

Kenryo Kanamatsu (1915-1986) was a translator, author, and lifelong devotee of Shin Buddhism. His seminal work, "Naturalness", (written in 1949), was an introduction of Shin Buddhism to the Western world.

Biography

Born in Kyoto in 1915, Kanamatsu received his B.A. in Philosophy at Otani University. A Fulbright scholar at Cornell University and the University of Chicago, he received his doctorate and became a Professor at Otani University. A translator as well as an author, Kanamatsu translated the works of Plato into Japanese. [ [http://www.worldwisdom.com/Public/Authors/Detail.asp?AuthorID=8&WhatType=1 Author Page] ]

Bibliography

*"Naturalness: A Classic of Shin Buddhism" (World Wisdom, 2002) ISBN 978-0941532297

ee also

*Shin Buddhism
*Plato

References

External Links

* [http://www.worldwisdom.com/Public/Authors/Detail.asp?AuthorID=8&WhatType=1 Kenryo Kanamatsu: Life and Work]