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Akira Endō

Japanese agricultural chemist.

Born November 14th, 1933 in Higashiyuri.

Died June 5th, 2024 at 90 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Occupations
agricultural chemist, biochemist, microbiologist, university teacher

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche