Senshō Murakami
Senshō Murakami | |
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Senshō Murakami in his Shin Buddhist priest robes | |
| Born | May 1, 1851 |
| Died | October 31, 1929 (aged 78) |
| Other names | 村上専精、広崎専精 |
| Occupation(s) | Buddhist scholar, Historian of Buddhism, Educator |
| Organization | University of Tokyo |
Senshō Murakami (村上専精, 1 May 1851 – 31 October 1929) was a Meiji period Buddhist scholar and Jodo Shinshu priest. He famously introduced Western scholarship on Buddhism to Japan, and because of this was forced to resign from the Japanese Buddhist priesthood. However, ten years later he was reinstated into the priesthood. He belonged to the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.