Eiji Suhara
Assistant Teaching Professor,
School of International Letters and Cultures
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LL445 TEMPE, AZ 85287
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Mail code: 0202Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Suhara has been teaching Japanese religion and culture courses at University of Pittsburgh, University of Arizona, and Arizona State University. In order to teach Asian ideas in an effective way, he uses comparative methods which explain concepts in an interdisciplinary and transnational manner. He is interested in researching varieties of topics in East Asian religion and philosophy, and is currently working on a phenomenological investigation of Buddhist meditation. His works have been published in the Journal of Buddhist Philosophy, Journal of Japanese Philosophy, and Philosophy East and West. He practices martial arts, plays music, takes astrophotos, and travels a lot.
Education
- Ph.D. Religious Studies, Arizona State University 2010. Dissertation: Embodying the Pure Land: A Multidimensional Analysis of Hōnen’s Nembutsu Practice.
- M.A. Philosophy (East-West Comparative Philosophy: Indian Abhidharma Buddhism, East Asian Buddhism, and Phenomenology), University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa 2001
- B.A. Philosophy, Seoul National University, Korea 1997
Courses
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| SLC 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| REL 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 354 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
| JPN 354 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
| REL 353 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| SLC 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| REL 367 | Religion, Phil & Culture Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 354 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
| JPN 354 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
| REL 353 | Zen and Japanese Culture |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| JPN 333 | Japanese Civilization |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| SLC 430 | Buddhist Meditation East Asia |
| JPN 333 | Japanese Civilization |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
| SLC 355 | Religious Practice/Modrn Japan |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
2020 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
2019 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JPN 115 | Japanese Popular Culture |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 494 | Special Topics |
| SLC 494 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |
| JPN 394 | Special Topics |
| SLC 394 | Special Topics |