]> 2026-10-16T03:07:23-04:00 People/Kodera, T. 0 en Wellesley College Jim Kodera is committed to the academic study of religion from the historical and comparative perspective, with a focus on Asia, broadly including both East Asia and South Asia. More specifically, he offers courses on Buddhism from its origin in India through its development in Tibet, China, Korea, Japan and the West and is also interested in the inner relationship between a contemplative life and social and political responsibility, involving a variety of religious and cultural traditions. At Wellesley, he helped develop Japanese Studies as part of East Asian Studies Program and Asian American Studies as part of American Studies. Earlier research focused on individuals and issues in East Asian Buddhism, especially in the Ch’an/Zen tradition. Kodera has written on the place and the role of Christianity in East Asia, including the Jesuits in the 16th century and Uchimura Kanzo. More recently, his research has focused on the plight of “Untouchables” in India (Dalits) and Japan (Burakumin). He is in an early stage of research on Nagasaki from Francis Xavier, who arrived in Nagasaki in 1549, and Takashi Nagai, affected by radiation after the atomic bomb and yet turned Nagasaki into the “City of Prayer” as it remains today, in contrast to Hiroshima. ([http://rippleffectne.com/speaker/t-james-kodera/ Source Accessed May 7, 2020]) Person People Ph.D., Columbia University B.A., Carleton College; M.A., M.Phil. File:Kodera Takahashi James The Wellesley News.jpg https://commons.tsadra.org/thumb.php?f=Kodera_Takahashi_James_The_Wellesley_News.jpg&width=1000 true true true File:Kodera Takahashi James The Wellesley News.jpg File:Kodera Takahashi James The Wellesley News.jpg Takashi James Kodera;Kodera, T. false Takashi James Kodera Kodera Takahashi James The Wellesley News.jpg Kodera, T. Takashi James Kodera Authors of English Works and Professors Ph.D., Columbia University (781) 283-2597 Classical Jim Kodera is committed to the academic study of religion from the historical and comparative perspective, with a focus on Asia, broadly including both East Asia and South Asia. More specifically, he offers courses on Buddhism from its origin in India through its development in Tibet, China, Korea, Japan and the West and is also interested in the inner relationship between a contemplative life and social and political responsibility, involving a variety of religious and cultural traditions. At Wellesley, he helped develop Japanese Studies as part of East Asian Studies Program and Asian American Studies as part of American Studies. Earlier research focused on individuals and issues in East Asian Buddhism, especially in the Ch’an/Zen tradition. Kodera has written on the place and the role of Christianity in East Asia, including the Jesuits in the 16th century and Uchimura Kanzo. More recently, his research has focused on the plight of “Untouchables” in India (Dalits) and Japan (Burakumin). He is in an early stage of research on Nagasaki from Francis Xavier, who arrived in Nagasaki in 1549, and Takashi Nagai, affected by radiation after the atomic bomb and yet turned Nagasaki into the “City of Prayer” as it remains today, in contrast to Hiroshima. ([http://rippleffectne.com/speaker/t-james-kodera/ Source Accessed May 7, 2020]) Kodera, T.;;;Takashi James Kodera;;; ; ; 2020-05-07T17:27:52Z 2458977.2276852 2020-05-07T17:27:52Z 2458977.2276852 true People/Kodera, T. 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Kodera, T.]] People/Kodera, T.# QUERYe20a80b009015f371e9db421fc05c1f2 0 200 1 template 13 <q>[[BuNayAuthor::Kodera, T.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[People::Kodera, T.||People/Kodera, T.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]] OR [[Performer::People/Kodera, T.]] [[BuNayPageType::!Person]]</q> People/Kodera, T.# QUERY38a58452031d4243ad85b7b6f0914955 0 200 1 template 3 [[Category:Library Items]] [[BuNayTopicTags::People/Kodera, T.]] People/Kodera, T.# QUERY96fb79a04f461a37e83cd243fe67c3ab Articles/The Buddha-Nature in Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō 0 en The Buddha-Nature in Dōgen's Shōbōgenzō Kodera, T. 0 en Kodera, T. AuthorPage 102 en AuthorPage REDI 102 en REDI