3 Notable alumni of Otani University
Updated: June 08, 2026 EliteDegrees
Otani University is 6253st in the world, 1st in North America, and 460st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Otani University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Otani University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gyomay Kubose
1905-2000 (aged 95)
teacher
Gyomay Kubose, born Masao Kubose was a Japanese-American Buddhist teacher. In 1944, after leaving the Heart Mountain internment camp, he founded the Chicago Buddhist Church, later renamed the Buddhist Temple of Chicago.
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2. Akegarasu Haya
1877-1954 (aged 77)
philosopher
Akegarasu Haya was a Shin Buddhist priest in Ōtani-ha. For a decade he was a student of the Shin reformer Kiyozawa Manshi. Akegarasu was also a former head of administration of the Higashi Hongan-ji who was a major inspiration to the formation of the Dobokai Movement.
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3. Keido Fukushima
1933-2011 (aged 78)
rōshi
writer
Keidō Fukushima was a Japanese Rinzai Zen master, head abbot of Tōfuku-ji (one of the main branches of the Rinzai sect), centered in Kyoto, Japan. Because of openness to teaching Western students, he had considerable influence on the development of Rinzai Zen practice in the West.
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