Bryan Lowe

Assoc. Prof. of Religion @Princeton. Historian of Japanese religions (esp. 7th-9th c.) & Buddhism. Author of Ritualized Writing. Unapologetic Boston sports fan.

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

My book, How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650–850, is now available for purchase. You can get 30% off with the code JAPAN30 through November 15, 2026. https://t.co/fAUWPG8qcM

[U of Hawai‘i Press @UHPRESSNEWS]

Discover two new titles in the Kuroda Studies in East Asian Buddhism series.

How Buddhism Spread in Japan, 650–850 by Bryan D. Lowe

Observances, Feasts, and Scripts by Yi Ding

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[Suzanne van Geuns @suusreport]

I'm on parental leave and have made a deliberate effort to stay offline and stay away news of our violent time. But I want to share more of the @ImmanentFrame forum @MonaOrabee and I curated on precisely what I am now so privileged to (somewhat) avoid: https://t.co/mp5hHouNtJ

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

Great interview on what will surely become a classic in Buddhist Studies, Adeana McNicholl’s new book on ghosts, cosmology, bodies, and ethics. Just in time for Halloween 👻
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[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

The future is bright with 3 articles by grad students/recent grads, including my award-winning advisee Mitsuhiro Kameyama; Jon Thumas, whose stellar dissertation I was on the committee for, and Katherine Whatley who is doing exciting work on music and literature at Stanford.

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

@Durf

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New email signature dropped today. #tenured

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

This book is great. I’m teaching from it this semester and can’t wait to.

[Kathryn Gin Lum @KGinLum]

It’s paperback time!

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

@StephBalkwill (And, from the parts of it I've read, the book seems really great by the way--really amazing figure to shed so much new light on!)

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

@StephBalkwill Well...it's a 30-page appendix takedown of your book that I just felt obligated to include...

No, just kidding. It's a reference to Empress Dowager Ling's provincial pagoda construction as a possible precedent for the Kokubunji system.

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

@StephBalkwill Thanks! And I cite your new book in it!

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

Breaking my Twitter hiatus to share that I signed a book contract this morning.

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

Just realized how weird my very infrequent tweeting has been. I've basically broken my split with Twitter to share publications/book news, support the rights of students to protest, and be a completely obnoxious Boston sports fan. Sounds about right...

[ArtButMakeItSports @ArtButSports]

Untitled, by Fahrelnissa Zeid, 1950s, 📸 by Peter James Casey

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

THE CELTICS’ LEGENDS TABLE JUST GOT A LITTLE BIGGER ☘️

Tatum and Brown are the latest to bring hardware back to Boston 🤝

[Tom Brady @TomBrady]

Another one in Boston ☘️

[NBA @NBA]

The @celtics are the 2023-24 NBA Champions!

[Bryan Lowe @bryandaniellowe]

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[Boston Celtics @celtics]

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