Sengaku Mayeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sengaku Mayeda

Japanese philosopher

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1931

Place of Birth: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Profession: writer, philosopher

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sengaku Mayeda is a Japanese writer, philosopher and teacher, known for his writings on Indian philosophy and Adi Shankara.
He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of literature and education.
He is the fourth Japanese to be honoured with Padma Shri, after Taro Nakayama, Shoji Shiba and Prof.
Noboru Karashima.
He is also a recipient of the Third Order of Merit with the Middle Cordon of the Rising Sun of the Government of Japan, which he received in 2002.