Founded in 1938 and published semiannually by Sophia University
MN 42:1 (1987) 25–55The Daruma-shū, Dōgen and Sōtō ZenBernard Faure
MN 41:3 (1986) 331–43From Inspiration to Institution: The Rise of Sectarian Identity in Jōdo ShinshūJames C. Dobbins
MN 41:2 (1986) 127–74Senjūshō: Buddhist Tales of RenunciationJean Moore- MN 41:2 (1986) 145–74SenjūshōTranslated by Jean Moore
MN 41:1 (1986) 21–50Lotus in the Mountain, Mountain in the Lotus: Rokugō Kaizan Nimmon Daibosatsu HongiAllan G. Grapard- MN 41:1 (1986) 27–50Rokugō Kaizan Nimmon Daibosatsu HongiTranslated by Allan G. Grapard
MN 40:4 (1985) 359–86Buddhist Temple Names in JapanDietrich Seckel
MN 40:1 (1985) 39–67The Danka SystemKenneth A. Marcure
MN 39:4 (1984) 393–407The Lotus Lectures: Hokke Hakkō in the Heian PeriodWilla Jane Tanabe
MN 39:3 (1984) 233–60Sexy Rice: Plant Gender, Farm Manuals, and Grass-Roots NativismJennifer Robertson
MN 39:2 (1984) 177–82The Princess of the Dragon Palace: A New Shinto Sect is BornBen-Ami Shillony
MN 38:4 (1983) 377–86James I and JapanDerek Massarella
MN 38:3 (1983) 251–81Defend the Nation and Love the Truth’: Inoue Enryō and the Revival of Meiji BuddhismKathleen M. Staggs- MN 38:3 (1983) 283–94National Morality and Universal Ethics: Ōnishi Hajime and the Imperial Rescript on EducationSharon H. Nolte
- MN 38:3 (1983) 289–94The Imperial Rescript on Education and Ethical TheoryHajime Ōnishi, Translated by Sharon H. Nolte
MN 38:1 (1983) 73–84Shinran’s Faith and the Sacred Name of AmidaLuis O. Gómez
MN 36:4 (1981) 367–90Before Rikyū: Religious and Aesthetic Influences in the Early History of the Tea CeremonyTheodore M. Ludwig- MN 36:4 (1981) 463–68Zen in Medieval JapanH. Paul Varley
MN 36:3 (1981) 329–34New Religions for OldHarry Byron Earhart
MN 36:1 (1981) 21–35Rennyo and Jōdo Shinshū Piety: The Yoshizaki YearsMinor Lee Rogers- MN 36:1 (1981) 37–54Hirata Atsutane and Christian SourcesRichard Devine
- MN 36:1 (1981) 55–84Shugendō and the Yoshino-Kumano Pilgrimage: An Example of Mountain PilgrimagePaul L. Swanson
MN 35:3 (1980) 273–98Mandalas of the Heart: Two Prose Works by Ikkyū SōjunJames H. Sanford- MN 35:3 (1980) 283–89Amida Stripped Bare: Amida HadakaIkkyū Sōjun, Translated by James H. Sanford
- MN 35:3 (1980) 290–98The Buddhas’ Great War on Hell: BukkigunIkkyū Sōjun, Translated by James H. Sanford
MN 35:1 (1980) 45–75Mirror for Women: Mujū Ichien’s Tsuma KagamiRobert E. Morrell- MN 35:1 (1980) 51–75Tsuma Kagami (Mirror for Women)Mujū Ichien, Translated by Robert E. Morrell
- MN 35:1 (1980) 89–98Concrete Discourse, Manifest Metaphor, and the Tokugawa Intellectual ParadigmHarold Bolitho
MN 34:4 (1979) 479–88The Place of Gukanshō in Japanese Intellectual HistoryH. Paul Varley
MN 34:2 (1979) 125–53The Hachiman Cult and the Dōkyō IncidentRoss Bender
MN 33:1 (1978) 51–65The Dilemma of Religious Power: Honganji and Hosokawa MasamotoMichael Solomon
MN 32:4 (1977) 411–40Shakuhachi Zen: The Fukeshū and KomusōJames H. Sanford
MN 32:2 (1977) 189–210Miraculous Tales of the Lotus Sutra: The Dainihonkoku HokkegenkiYoshiko Kurata Dykstra- MN 32:2 (1977) 199–210Miraculous Tales of the Lotus SutraChingen, Translated by Yoshiko Kurata Dykstra
MN 32:1 (1977) 1–34The Gokurakuji Letter: Hōjō Shigetoki’s Compendium of Political and Religious Ideas of Thirteenth-Century JapanCarl Steenstrup- MN 32:1 (1977) 7–34The Gokurakuji LetterHōjō Shigetoki, Translated by Carl Steenstrup
MN 30:1 (1975) 19–35Nichiren and Nationalism: The Religious Patriotism of Tanaka ChigakuEdwin B. Lee- MN 30:1 (1975) 87–93A Note on the Hyakumantō DhāranīBrian Hickman
MN 29:4 (1974) 477–80Xavier and TanegashimaDiego Pacheco
MN 29:1 (1974) 55–68The Rites of Renewal at IseFelicia Gressitt Bock
MN 28:4 (1973) 447–88Mujū Ichien’s Shinto-Buddhist Syncretism: Shasekishū, Book 1Robert E. Morrell- MN 28:4 (1973) 455–88Shasekishū: Collection of Sand and PebblesMujū Ichien, Translated by Robert E. Morrell
MN 27:3 (1972) 253–71Notes on Japanese ToleranceWilbur M. Fridell
MN 27:2 (1972) 175–89Toward a Transcultural Philosophy (Part 2)J. Eduardo Pérez Valera
MN 27:1 (1972) 39–64Toward a Transcultural Philosophy (Part 1)J. Eduardo Pérez Valera- MN 27:1 (1972) 85–92Seiyō Gakushi no Setsu: The Theories of Western PhilosophersTakano Chōei, Translated by Gino K. Piovesana
MN 26:3/4 (1971) 395–413The Significance of Ethics as the Study of ManWatsuji Tetsurō, Translated by David A. Dilworth- MN 26:3/4 (1971) 431–43Diogo de Mesquita, S. J. and the Jesuit Mission PressDiego Pacheco