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Takakusu Junjiro

高楠順次郎
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Takakusu Junjirō (高楠 順次郎; June 29, 1866 – June 28, 1945), who often published as J. Takakusu, was a Buddhist Studies scholar and Sanskritist who is known internationally for leading the work to compile and edit the Taishō Shinshū Daizōkyō, a modern edition of the Chinese Buddhist Canon that was highly influential on Buddhist studies and remains in use by scholars today. An advocate for the expansion of higher education, Takakusu founded a Buddhist girl's school in 1924, which eventually became Musashino University. Takakusu was also an active Esperantist.

Source: “Takakusu Junjiro”, English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), excerpt