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Kannon is one of the most popular bodhisattvas in East Asian Buddhism. In this workshop we will explore the reasons for Kannon’s popularity, which are to be found in the many different incarnations in which she appears and the many different services she provides. One interesting aspect of Kannon is that the bodhisattva can take on male or female forms. In this aspect, Kannon is particularly relevant to our own times in which we increasingly recognize what we now call transgender identities.
Professor George Tanabe
Professor George Tanabe
George Tanabe was born and raised in Waialua, Hawaii. He graduated from University High School, Willamette University (B.A.), Union Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and Columbia University (M.A. and Ph.D.). From 1977 to 2006, he taught in the Department of Religion at the University of Hawaii and is currently Professor Emeritus. He is President of BDK Hawaii and Chairman of BDK America, which publishes Buddhist books, including translations from the Chinese Buddhist Canon. He is a specialist on the religions of Japan and has published with university presses at Harvard, Hawaii, Columbia and Princeton. The Japanese government honored him with Foreign Minister's Award (2007) and the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun (2012). George and his wife Willa (Professor Emerita of Japanese Art History) published Japanese Buddhist Temples of Hawai'i: An Illustrated Guide (UH Press). His first novel, Miki’s Mad, was published in March, 2024 by Deuxmers Publishing. He still lives in Waialua.
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