Heinrich Dumoulin

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Heinrich Dumoulin (1953)

Heinrich Dumoulin (* 31 May 1905 in Wevelinghoven in Grevenbroich , North Rhine-Westphalia , † 21st July 1995 ) was a German Catholic theologian and religious studies with Zen - Buddhism as a research focus.

At the age of 19 he began a novitiate with the Jesuits , then entered the order and was ordained priest in 1933. In 1935 he was sent to Japan , where he discovered his interest in Zen Buddhism, to which he devoted his life as a researcher.

His two-volume history of Zen Buddhism, published in 1985, is a standard work and has received widespread recognition among experts worldwide. Although more recent research has in some cases come to different interpretations and results, the work is still often quoted today and is now also considered the primary text for the reception of Zen Buddhism in the West.

Heinrich Dumoulin taught as a professor at the Sophia University in Tokyo , he was also the first director of the Nanzan Institute (today: Nanzan University ) from 1975 to 1976.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dumoulin: Zen Buddhism: A History. India and China. Introduction by John R. McRae. Side lx.

Works (selection)

  • History of Zen Buddhism: Volume 1: India, China and Korea. Fool Francke Attempto 2016. ISBN 9783772085147
  • History of Zen Buddhism: Volume 2: Japan . Fool Francke Attempto 2016. ISBN 978-3772085154
  • Contemporary Buddhism . Edited by Heinrich Dumoulin. Herder, Freiburg etc. 1970.
  • Eastern meditation and Christian mysticism . Publishing house Karl Alber, Freiburg i. Br. / Munich 1966

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personal data
SURNAME Dumoulin, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Catholic theologian
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Wevelinghoven near Grevenbroich, North Rhine-Westphalia
DATE OF DEATH July 21, 1995