Inoue Enryo (井上円了; Inoue Enryō, March 18, 1858 - June 6, 1919), founder of Toyo University (東洋大学), was a Japanese educator, philosopher and Buddhist. March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Toyo University(東洋大学,Tōyō Daigaku) is University in Hakusan , Asaka , Kawagoe , Itakura. ... The term philosophy derives from a combination of the Greek words philos meaning love and sophia meaning wisdom. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, who lived between approximately 566 and 486 BCE. Originating in India, Buddhism gradually spread throughout Asia to Central Asia...

Enryo was Japan's first scientific investigator of anomalous phenomenon. To enlighten his fellow countrymen, he authored a six-volume A Study of Yōkai (妖怪学). As a result, he was best known as Dr. Ghost (お化け博士) or Dr. Yōkai (妖怪博士). An anomalous phenomenon is an observed phenomenon for which there is no suitable explanation in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge (e. ... The Age of Enlightenment refers to the 18th century in European philosophy, and is often thought of as part of a larger period which includes the Age of Reason. ... Reputed ghost of a monk. ... Yōkai (Often spelled Youkai, Japanese: 妖怪) (apparitions, spirits or demons) are class of creatures in Japanese folklore ranging from the evil oni to the mischievous kitsune or snow woman Yuki-onna. ...

Trivia

It is worthy to note that the Chinese translation of The Study of Yōkai (妖怪學講義) was being done by another famous Chinese educator, philosopher and the Chancellor of Peking University: Dr. Cai Yuanpei (蔡元培). Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language — the source text — and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language — called the target text, or the translation. ... Peking University 博学审问慎思明辨 Peking University or Beijing University (Simplified Chinese: 北京大学; Traditional Chinese: 北京大學; pinyin: ), colloquially Beida (Simplified Chinese: 北大; Pinyin: ), is one of the most prestigious universities in China. ... Cài Yuánpéi (蔡元培, Wade-Giles: Tsai Yüan-pei) (January 11, 1868 - March 5, 1940) was a Chinese educator and the chancellor of the Peking University, and known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the May Fourth Movement. ...

See also

• Charles Fort

Charles Fort, 1920 Charles Hoy Fort (August 6, 1874 - May 3, 1932), writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena. ...

External links

• The Inoue Enryo Center, Toyo University