Center for Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University Fo Guang Journal of Buddhist Studies, New Series Vol. 10, No. 1 (Published January 2024)
This issue features four peer-reviewed research papers:
📌 Mei Ching-hsuan(梅靜軒) analyzes Mipham Gyatso's works related to the theme of kingship. The author points out that, based on Mahayana Buddhist classics, Mipham further expounded his theory on the self-cultivation of kings, explaining that a monarch's religious practice is an indispensable part of governing a nation.
📌 Xiang Xiao-lu(向筱路) conducts a comparative reading of the Sanskrit, Old Chinese, and Tibetan versions of the first and second chapters of the Lankavatara Sutra. The study identifies multiple linguistic phenomena that do not conform to Classical Sanskrit rules and exhibit characteristics of Middle Indic languages, suggesting a need to rethink the linguistic classification of the Lankavatara Sutra.
📌 Ven. Jiang-zhong(講鐘法師) organizes and discusses issues regarding the editions and authorship of the Śālistamba-sūtra (稻稈經), the Verses of the Ārya-śālistamba[ka]-kārikā. The author translates the verses line-by-line into Chinese to fully grasp the textual structure and profound meaning of the Śālistamba-sūtra.
📌 Teng Ting-chuan(鄧葶涓) focuses on the "xifang gongju luyin" (西方公據路引) used as grave goods in funeral rites since the Ming Dynasty. The study reflects how Buddhists in the Ming and Qing periods transformed cultivation methods into practical religious actions, while the common people adapted them into simplified, instant funeral customs.
The full texts of the papers in this issue are now available online for free download at the following link:
https://cbsweb.fgu.edu.tw/ch/Publications/FoguangJournal_list/
This issue features four peer-reviewed research papers:
📌 Mei Ching-hsuan(梅靜軒) analyzes Mipham Gyatso's works related to the theme of kingship. The author points out that, based on Mahayana Buddhist classics, Mipham further expounded his theory on the self-cultivation of kings, explaining that a monarch's religious practice is an indispensable part of governing a nation.
📌 Xiang Xiao-lu(向筱路) conducts a comparative reading of the Sanskrit, Old Chinese, and Tibetan versions of the first and second chapters of the Lankavatara Sutra. The study identifies multiple linguistic phenomena that do not conform to Classical Sanskrit rules and exhibit characteristics of Middle Indic languages, suggesting a need to rethink the linguistic classification of the Lankavatara Sutra.
📌 Ven. Jiang-zhong(講鐘法師) organizes and discusses issues regarding the editions and authorship of the Śālistamba-sūtra (稻稈經), the Verses of the Ārya-śālistamba[ka]-kārikā. The author translates the verses line-by-line into Chinese to fully grasp the textual structure and profound meaning of the Śālistamba-sūtra.
📌 Teng Ting-chuan(鄧葶涓) focuses on the "xifang gongju luyin" (西方公據路引) used as grave goods in funeral rites since the Ming Dynasty. The study reflects how Buddhists in the Ming and Qing periods transformed cultivation methods into practical religious actions, while the common people adapted them into simplified, instant funeral customs.
The full texts of the papers in this issue are now available online for free download at the following link:
https://cbsweb.fgu.edu.tw/ch/Publications/FoguangJournal_list/