The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture was founded in 1976 and incorporated into Nanzan University in 1979. Through its symposia, colloquia, research projects, & a wide array of publications, the community of scholars that make up the Institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue among religions, philosophies, and cultures East and West. Its ample facilities and resource materials continue to attract scholars young and old from within Japan and around the world.

Log of Events for the 2021–2022 Academic Year

Open Search for a Senior Research Fellow

The Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture (Nanzan University) is taking applications for the position of full-time Senior Research Fellow. Details here.

Nanzan Salon No. 13
Time: 16 July 2021, 17:30–19:00
Venue: Zoom meeting
Speaker: Moriya Tomoe (Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture)
Topic: The Emergence of American Buddhism
Details here.

Nanzan Seminar for Translating Buddhist Texts

Reading Endō Shūsaku

Institute Director Kim Seung Chul receives a pair of awards for his 2020 book Endō Shūsaku and the Detective Novel (in Japanese).