]> 2026-10-14T16:31:00-04:00 People/Hirakawa, A. 0 en Born in Toyohashi City in Aichi Prefecture on January 21, 1915, Hirakawa studied as an undergraduate and then graduate student (1939-1945) at the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Philology, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo), and became Research Assistant of that department in 1946. He was appointed Associate Professor of the newly established Department of Indian Philosophy at Hokkaido University in 1950. After teaching for four years in Hokkaido University, he returned to Tokyo in 1954 to become Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies at his alma mater. Hirakawa was granted a full professorship in 1962, a position he held until reaching the University of Tokyo’s mandatory retirement age of 60 in 1975, at which time he received the title of Professor Emeritus. After his retirement he taught for 10 years (1975-1985) Buddhist Studies at Waseda University, Department of Oriental Philosophy, School of Literature. Hirakawa also served as Chairman of the Directors of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies for eight years (1983-1991), where he made tremendous contributions toward the advancement of the Association. In 1993 he was selected to be a member of the Japan Academy. He went on to become Chairman and Professor at the International College for Advanced Buddhist Studies (established in 1996), where in addition to his duties as the director of research and education, he was responsible for the general administration of the College. He held this position until passing away. ([https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/download/8928/2821/ Source Accessed Dec 5, 2019]) [https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/download/8928/2821/ See also, ''In Memoriam'', Professor Akira Hirakawa] Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan Person People File:Hirakawa Akira japaneseclass.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/images/e/e1/Hirakawa_Akira_japaneseclass.jpg true true true File:Hirakawa Akira japaneseclass.jpg File:Hirakawa Akira japaneseclass.jpg Akira Hirakawa;Akira;Hirakawa;Hirakawa, A. false Akira Hirakawa Akira Hirakawa Hirakawa Akira japaneseclass.jpg Hirakawa, A. Akira Hirakawa Akira Hirakawa Authors of English Works and Professors Modern Born in Toyohashi City in Aichi Prefecture on January 21, 1915, Hirakawa studied as an undergraduate and then graduate student (1939-1945) at the Department of Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Philology, Faculty of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo), and became Research Assistant of that department in 1946. He was appointed Associate Professor of the newly established Department of Indian Philosophy at Hokkaido University in 1950. After teaching for four years in Hokkaido University, he returned to Tokyo in 1954 to become Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies at his alma mater. Hirakawa was granted a full professorship in 1962, a position he held until reaching the University of Tokyo’s mandatory retirement age of 60 in 1975, at which time he received the title of Professor Emeritus. After his retirement he taught for 10 years (1975-1985) Buddhist Studies at Waseda University, Department of Oriental Philosophy, School of Literature. Hirakawa also served as Chairman of the Directors of the Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies for eight years (1983-1991), where he made tremendous contributions toward the advancement of the Association. In 1993 he was selected to be a member of the Japan Academy. He went on to become Chairman and Professor at the International College for Advanced Buddhist Studies (established in 1996), where in addition to his duties as the director of research and education, he was responsible for the general administration of the College. He held this position until passing away. ([https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/download/8928/2821/ Source Accessed Dec 5, 2019]) [https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/jiabs/article/download/8928/2821/ See also, ''In Memoriam'', Professor Akira Hirakawa] Hirakawa, A.;;;Akira Hirakawa;;;Akira Hirakawa;Akira Hirakawa;Hirakawa, Akira 1915 2002 2019-12-06T00:06:30Z 2458823.5045139 2019-12-06T00:06:30Z 2458823.5045139 true People/Hirakawa, A. 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Hirakawa, A.]] People/Hirakawa, A.# QUERY681d3a587b344dc1557095a02fc95514 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Hirakawa, A.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Hirakawa, A.||People/Hirakawa, A.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Hirakawa, A.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Hirakawa, A.# QUERY2dae125685560d5c06dbb022546b9377 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Hirakawa, A.]] People/Hirakawa, A.# QUERYb1025c21979f59cdc33e529a74c1d1b3 Books/Nyoraizō to Daijō kishinron 0 en Nyoraizō to Daijō kishinron Hirakawa, A. 0 en Hirakawa, A. BuNayAuthor 102 en BuNayAuthor REDI 102 en REDI