Membership Fees

Yearly Membership Fees

Our yearly membership fee structure is as listed below:

Regular Members: JPY 6,500
Adjunct Members (Both Individual and group members): JPY 6,500

For details regarding membership fees, please refer to the “Bylaws regarding Membership Fees” (Kaihi ni kansuru Naiki 会費に関する内規) section of the bylaws document.


Payment of Membership Fees

A notice regarding payment of membership fees will be sent to all members once a year. Payments may be made at any time. Please use the bank account information listed below to make a payment by remittance (i.e., kōza furikomi 口座振り込み).

Please be aware that members who have not paid membership fees for three years will be discharged from the organization. (In order to be re-admitted, the outstanding balance must be paid in addition to any other membership fees.) For details on how to leave the organization please refer to the “Bylaws regarding Withdrawal from the Organization” (Taikai ni tsuite no Naiki 退会についての内規) section of the bylaws document.


For Regular Members and Adjunct Members (Both Individuals and Organizations) in Japan

Please pay membership fees via remittance with the following information:

Account Type: Postal Remittance Account (yūbin furikae kōza 郵便振替口座)
Account Name (kanyūsha mei 加入者名): Nihon Indogaku Bukkyo Gakkai 日本印度学仏教学会
Account Number (kōza bangō 口座番号): 00180-2-15512

In the memo column (tsūshin ran 通信欄) of the remittance form, please include the year for which you are making a payment (e.g., “Membership Fees for 2014”). Please also include here any changes to your address or academic affiliation, etc.


For Regular Members and Adjunct Members (Both Individuals and Organizations) Overseas

It is possible to make membership payments with a credit card. Please fill out the necessary information in the PDF linked to below and return it to the JAIBS Main Office via fax, e-mail attachment, or post.

>> Form for Payment by Credit Card