About the Author
Susanne Matsudo-Kiliani, Dr. Phil. University degree as translator for English and Spanish, PhD in Translation Studies and Religious Studies specializing in Buddhism, Heidelberg University. Dr. Matsudo-Kiliani has been practicing Nichiren Buddhism since 1998 and has experienced many beneficial transformations in her life, which still continue. As a passionate practitioner she has been engaged in building a bridge between Buddhist practice and modern sciences that are now integrating energy and consciousness. Yukio Matsudo, Dr. Phil. Habil. PhD in Philosophy and post-doc qualification for professorship (Habilitation) in the subjects of Japanese Buddhism and Comparative Religions, Heidelberg University. After receiving his post-doc qualification, he was active as a lecturer at Heidelberg University on the subjects of Japanese Buddhism and Comparative Religions from 2001-2014. Dr. Matsudo has been practicing Nichiren Buddhism intensively since 1976 and was a top leader of SGI Germany at a federal level until 2001. SGI-President Ikeda asked him personally to found and run as Director of Research the European Centre of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) at Taplow Court, UK. In this period from 1990-2000, based on the modern, humanistic and open-minded approach of Daisaku Ikeda, he developed an innovative understanding of Nichiren Buddhist teachings and published a number of books and articles in Japanese, German and English. Today, he is not only an expert of Nichiren Buddhist Studies, but he is also engaged in building a bridge between Buddhism and Western philosophy as well as new scientific approaches.
