Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya, Nihon no Shakai Sanka Bukkyo: Hoonji to Rissho Kosei-kai no Shakai Katsudo to Shakai Rinri (Engaged Buddhism in Japan: Social Activities and Social Ethics of Hoonji and Rissho Kosei-kai) published by Toshindo,Tokyo, Japan, in 2005 has received two academic awards. They are:
* Japanese Association for Religious Studies Award, 2007
* Japanese Association for Buddhist Social Welfare Studies Award, 2007
The first award received was from the Japanese Association for Buddhist Social Welfare Studies. The award ceremony was held on 7th September, 2007 during the 42th Annual Conference of this association at the Doho University in Nagoya. The author is the First Recipient of this award for excellence in research by upcoming scholar.
Soon after this the second award for this book was conferred by the Japanese Association for Religious Studies. (The highest award in Religious Studies in Japan). The award was presented on 16th September, 2007 at Rissho University in Tokyo, during the 66th Annual Conference of Japanese Association for Religious Studies.
