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Oki, Mai
The HAKUBI Center for Advanced Research Program-Specific Assistant Professor
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Last Updated :2025/12/18
Basic Information
Email Address
Email Address
oki.mai.5e
kyoto-u.ac.jp
Professional Memberships
- The Society for Western and Southern Asiatic Studies
- Association for the Study of the History of Indian Thought
- The Japanese Association of Indian and Buddhist Studies
- The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies
- 密教図像学会
Academic Degree
- 26 Mar. 2018M.A. in Art History (Waseda University)
- 23 Mar. 2020M.A. in Indology (Kyoto University)
- 25 Mar. 2024Ph.D. in Indology (Kyoto University)
Research History
- From Apr. 2025, To PresentKyoto University, Hakubi Center, Assistant Professor
- From Apr. 2025, To PresentChuo University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Part-time Lecturer
- From Apr. 2025, To PresentToyo University, Faculty of Letters, Part-time Lecturer
- From Oct. 2024, To Mar. 2025Osaka University, School of Foreign Studies, Part-time Lecturer
- From Apr. 2024, To Mar. 2025Kyoto University, Graduate School of Letters, Post-Doctoral Researcher
- From Apr. 2024, To Mar. 2025Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters, Part-time Lecturer
- From Apr. 2023, To Mar. 2025Kyoto University, Institute for Research in Humanities, Joint Research Fellow
- From Apr. 2020, To Sep. 2023Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Doctoral Research Fellow (DC1)
- From Sep. 2021, To Sep. 2022École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) / École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO), Paris, Visiting Research Fellow
- From Apr. 2019, To Jul. 2021Kyoto University, Faculty of Letters, Teaching Assitant (Sanskrit Grammar, History of Sanskrit Literature, and English Readings in Humanities)
- From Apr. 2014, To Mar. 2016Waseda University, Obtained as a Certified Curator's License in Japan
Academic Resume (Graduate Schools)
Academic Resume (Undergraduate School/Majors)
- Waseda University, Department of the History of Art, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Graduated
- Waseda University, School of Law, Graduated
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Research
Research Areas
- Humanities & social sciences, Art history, Indian Art and Archaeology
- Humanities & social sciences, Literature - General, Sanskrit Literature
- Humanities & social sciences, Religious studies, Early Hindusim
- Humanities & social sciences, Philosophy - Chinese, Indian, Buddhist, History of Indian Philosophy
- Humanities & social sciences, Aesthetics and art studies, The functions and backgrounds of icons, the production fileds
Research Interests
- Hindu Iconography
- Hindu Mythology
- Sanskrit Philology
- Early Vaiṣṇavism
- Harihara
- South Asian Studies
- Indology
- Ancient India
- Hinduism
- Viṣṇu
- Kr̥ṣṇa
- Myth
- Manifestation
- Veda
- Epics
- Purāṇa
- Indian Epigraphy
- Sculpture
- Icons
- Temples
- Archaeological sites
- Hindu Art
- Indian Art History
- Oriental Art History
- Religious Art
- Fieldwork
Papers
- ヴィシュヌの人獅子の化身神話にみる『不死』への志向大木 舞宗教研究 別冊, Mar. 2025
- The Iconography of Viśvarūpa Viṣṇu: With a Special Focus on Sculptures Produced in Northern India during the Ancient Times and Medieval PeriodMai OKIA dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Kyoto University, Mar. 2024, Peer-reviewed
- The Manifestation Myth of Viṣṇu, the Immortal God: The Story of the Man-lion and DemonMai OKITakeshi KIMURA et al. eds., "Mythology od Death" (Mythology Series), Chapter 6, Shobunsha, Tokyo, Mar. 2024, Peer-reviewed
- Multi-faced Sculptures of Viṣṇu in Early North India: Examples from Mathurā and KashmirMai OKIProceedings of International Doctoral Student Forum of Art Studies, Peking University, Aug. 2018, Peer-reviewed
- Four-faced Images of Indian Deities: with a Focus on Specimens from Ancient MathurāMai OKIA Study on Dao-xuan's Ji-shenzhou-sanbao-gantong-lu from the Art Historical Perspective 10, Mar. 2017
- Translating Śrīdharasvāmin’s Commentary on Bhagavadgītā 11.1–25Tomohiro MANABE; Takahiro SATO; Mai OKIAsian Culture and Thought, Dec. 2016
Books and Other Publications
- Mythology of DeathTakeshi KIMURA et al. (Mythology Series), Joint work, The Manifestation Myth of Viṣṇu, the Immortal God: The Story of the Man-lion and DemonShobunsha, Mar. 2024
- A Study on Dao-xuan's Ji-shenzhou-sanbao-gantong-lu from the Art Historical Perspective 10Romi HIDA et al., Contributor, No. 53 Four-faced Buddha; No. 77 Seven Buddhas and Eight Bodhisattvas; No. 83 Fish SymbolEastern Art History, Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Mar. 2017
Presentations
- Viśvarūpa Viṣṇu像について—現存作例の調査から大木舞京都大学人文科学研究所共同研究班（一般A班）「インドにおける『循環的存在論』の形成」第32回研究会, 28 Feb. 2025
- ヒンドゥー教美術の諸相—古代・中世北インドにおける「あらゆる姿を持つ」ヴィシュヌ神像を中心に大木舞中村元東方研究所 新春研究発表会, 25 Feb. 2025
- ヒンドゥー教美術の諸相——超越的な神のイメージをめぐって大木舞神話学研究会, 22 Feb. 2025
- Combinations of Viṣṇu’s Manifestations in Sanskrit LiteratureMai OKIThe 31st Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of the History of Indian Thought, 11 Jan. 2025
- ネパール・カトマンドゥのChangu Narayan寺院に属する『あらゆる姿を持つ』ヴィシュヌ神像について大木舞北海道大学インド思想研究会秋季特別会, 15 Nov. 2024
- ヴィシュヌの人獅子の化身神話にみる「不死」への志向大木舞日本宗教学会第83回学術大会, 15 Sep. 2024
- Viṣṇu の viśvarūpa-と称される姿―Purāṇa, Śilpaśāstra, Pāñcarātra 派の文献から大木舞日本印度学仏教学会第75回学術大会, 07 Sep. 2024
- The Iconography of Viśvarūpa Viṣṇu: With a Special Focus on Sculptures Produced in Northern India during the Ancient and Medieval PeriodsMai OKI第19回（2023年度）南アジア学会修論博論発表会, 06 Apr. 2024
- The usage of the word viśvarūpa- in an iconographic context especially from the perspective of Vaiṣṇava worshipMai OKIResearch Seminar Series, School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University, 29 Jan. 2024
- ヒンドゥー教美術における職人たちの創意工夫：ウッタルプラデーシュ州に現存する彫刻作例の調査を通じた『あらゆる姿を持つ』ヴィシュヌ図像の形成過程の考察大木舞南アジア学会月例懇話会, 22 Apr. 2023
- ヴィシュヌ信仰形成の諸相：初期のクリシュナとヴィシュヌの図像をめぐって大木舞京都大学人文科学研究所「ブラフマニズムとヒンドゥイズム—南アジアの宗教と社会の連続性と非連続性」第９回シンポジウム「インド宗教文化における『循環』の思想と表象」, 21 Feb. 2023
- The Enumeration of Viṣṇu’s Manifestations in Sanskrit LiteratureMai OKIThe 18th World Sanskrit Conference, 09 Jan. 2023
- ヴィシュヌ信仰形成の諸相：初期のクリシュナとヴィシュヌの図像をめぐって大木舞京都大学人文科学研究所共同研究班（一般A班）「インドにおける『循環的存在論』の形成」第１回研究会, 20 May 2022
- 叙事詩とプラーナ文献におけるヴィシュヌの顕現・化身（prādurbhāva-, avatāra-）の組み合わせについて大木舞日本印度学仏教学会第72回学術大会, 04 Sep. 2021
- ヴィシュヌのviśvarūpaについて—図像と文献の双方から—大木舞「新ブラフマニズムとヒンドゥイズム」第10回研究会, 29 May 2021
- ヴィシュヌの化身神話と表象大木舞神話学研究会 第11回研究会, 13 Mar. 2021
- Reconsidering the Iconography of the So-called Viṣṇu-ViśvarūpaMai OKIThe 33rd Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies, 03 Oct. 2020, The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies
- ヴィシュヌの化身の列挙的記述：その形成と発展大木舞第15回（2019年度）南アジア学会修論博論発表会, 18 Apr. 2020
- Fieldwork Report at Early Medieval Temples and Archeological Sites in the State of MaharashtraMai OKIReconsidering the Early History of Yoga and Sāṃkhya & The Śaiva Text Reading, 20 Mar. 2020
- 北インドにおけるヴィシュヌの多面像について—マトゥラーとカシミールの作例を中心に大木舞密教図像学会第38回学術大会, 01 Dec. 2018
- Multi-faced Sculptures of Viṣṇu in the Early North India: Examples from Mathurā and KashmirMai OKIInternational Doctoral Student Forum of Art Studies, Peking University, 31 Aug. 2018, School of Arts, Peking University, Invited
External funds: Kakenhi
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Academic, Social Contribution
Academic Contribution
- Fieldwork at Hindu temples, sacred sites and museums in Kathmandu, NepalPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From 20 Sep. 2024, To 27 Sep. 2024
- Dissertation fieldwork at Gupta temple sites, early medieval temples, archeological sites, and museums in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat, IndiaPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From 08 Jan. 2024, To 30 Jan. 2024
- Dissertation fieldwork at museums, archeological sites, and temples in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, IndiaPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From 16 Jan. 2023, To 11 Feb. 2023
- Dissertation fieldwork at museums in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the NetherlandsPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From Oct. 2021, To Sep. 2022
- Fieldwork at early medieval temples and archeological sites in Maharashtra, IndiaPlanning/Implementing academic researchYuko YOKOCHI, Mai OKI, From 04 Jan. 2020, To 13 Jan. 2020
- Fieldwork at Angkorian temples and archeological sites in Siem Reap, CambodiaPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From 04 Jan. 2019, To 13 Jan. 2019
- Fieldwork with a focus on Viṣṇu icons produced in medieval Kashmir at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the United States of AmericaPlanning/Implementing academic researchMai OKI, From 19 Sep. 2018, To 26 Sep. 2018
