Minoru Hara (原 實, Hara Minoru, 9 September 1930 – 1 November 2021) was a Japanese writer, Indologist, philologist, and a scholar of Sanskrit and Buddhist literature and philosophy.

[2] His writings include Words for Love in Sanskrit,[3] Tapas in the Smriti Literature,[4] Pasupata Doctrine as Transmitted by Vedantins[5] and A Note on Purna-Kumbha .

[6] Budda charita budda no shoÌ"gai,[7] Memorial Ojihara Yutaka Studia Indologica[8] and Studies on Indian philosophy and literature in Japan, 1973-1983[9] are some his other publications.

[10] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2009, for his contributions to Indian literature and education.

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