
Gereon Kopf
Gereon Kopf is a Professor in the religion department at Luther College, Iowa, USA. He is the founding editor of the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy.
Buddhism in Japan is published bi-monthly.


Concepts of self and no-self at the end of life

Illuminations of the Lotus Sutra

The path to wisdom and compassion


Between immanence and transcendence

Exploring two interpretations of a central Buddhist doctrine

Mapping the way from suffering to liberation

Finding solace in impermanence

The Zen-inspired activism of Hiratsuka Raichō

The Japanese Zen master Dōgen (1200–53) famously said, “To study the Buddha way is to study the self.”* A popular meditation manual known and used

In the last few weeks, I have been teaching the Tale of Heike (Heike monogatari) to my students at Luther College. The Tale of Heike is central to Japanese