Assistant Professor, Religious Studies
East Asian Focus
Phone: (541) 346-4973
Fax:(541) 346-4118
email: munno@uoregon.edu
home page: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~munno/
Mark Unno's interests lie in Medieval Japanese Buddhism, specifically in the relation between intellectual history and social practices. He also works in the areas of modern Japanese religious thought and comparative religion. He is the translator of Hayao Kawai, The Buddhist Priest Myoe-A Life of Dreams (Lapis Press, 1992) and his recent articles include: "Questions in the Making - A Review Essay on Zen Buddhist Ethics in the Context of Buddhist and Comparative Ethics," Journal of Religious Ethics (Fall 1999); and "Myoe Koben and the Komyo Shingon dosha kanjinki: The Ritual of Sand and the Mantra of Light," study and translation, in Re-visioning "Kamakura" Buddhism, edited by Richard Payne (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1998). He is currently completing a manuscript on the Mantra of Light ritual entitled, Refractions of Light: Myoe Koben and the Komyo Shingon. Member, Association for Asian Studies, American Academy of Religion, Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies, former Executive Board member, ASIANetwork.