Mutsumi Wondra
Research Fellow
Rev. Dr. Mutsumi Wondra was born in Kyoto, Japan, and graduated from Kyoto Women’s University founded by Lady Takeko Kujo. She is currently the resident minister of the Orange County Buddhist Church (OCBC) in California.
Degrees and Certificates
Ph.D., Ryukoku University, Kyoto
M.A., Ryukoku University, Kyoto
M.A., Institute of Buddhist Studies
Kyoto Chuo-Bukkyō Gakuin
B.A. Kyoto Women’s University
Hongwanji Gakkai Hokyō
Research and Teaching Interests
History of Shin Buddhism in Premodern
History of Shin Buddhist Thought in Modernism in America
Women and Shin Buddhism in America
Select Publications
Co-translator of Leaves of My Heart, by Lady Takeko Kujo
Courses Taught
History of Shin Buddhist Tradition: Premodern