Report of Special Sminar by Prof. Josef Kyburz

Date: 25th November 2011

Time: 18:30-20:30

Venue: Hosei University Ichigaya Campus, ’58 Building 2F Research Center for International Japanese Studies Seminar Room

Speaker: Josef Kyburz (Professor, Civilisations of Oriental Asia Research Centre, French National Centre for Scientific Research)

Theme: The Gods of Buddhism According to Kircher, Kaempfer and Siebold

Chair: Shin Abiko (Director, Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies; Professor, Hosei University Faculty of Letters)

Executive Summary
Hosei University Research Center for International Japanese Studies (HIJAS) held a research meeting titled “The Gods of Buddhism According to Kircher, Kaempfer and Siebold” on 25th November. Lecturer was Prof. Joseh Kyburz, Civilisations of Oriental Asia Research Centre, French National Centre for Scientific Research. Prof. Dr. Kyburz will reported descriptions of Kircher, Kaempfer and Siebold on Japanese Buddha Statue.