A Study on Spirituality, Happiness, and Ethics in Asia and Japan

Research Topic
A Study on Spirituality, Happiness, and Ethics in Asia and Japan

Lead Researcher
Seiji Kumagai, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers
Yohei Murata, Associate Professor, Faculty of Literature, Arts and Cultural Studies, Kindai University

Klaus-Dieter Mathes, Professor, Department of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, University of Vienna

Michaela Windisch-Greatz, Professor, Department of Labour Law and Law of Social Security, University of Vienna

Miguel Alvalez Ortega, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University

Daniel BEROUNSKY, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague

Nima Hojer LAMA, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague

Matteo MIELE, Program-Specific Faculty, Canter for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

Center Co-Researchers
Yoshinori Hiroi, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Aya Seike, Senior Lecturer, Kyoto University Kokoro Research Center

Chihiro Hatanaka, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Akinori Yasuda, Research Fellow, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Thupten Gawa Matsushita, Research Fellow, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

In this research, resources concerning traditional spirituality and ethics in different regions of Asia will be collected and systematically organized by analyzing classical literature. By understanding how spirituality and ethics are similar throughout Asia, a path to building a dialog will help to better understand where Japan is situated within the global society by identifying the unique characteristics of Japanese spirituality and ethics.

2021/06/03