2019 International Conference on Buddhist Canons

  • 2019-07-30
  • 佛研中心
Conference Dates: August 9-11, 2019
Location: Fo Guang Shan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
 
August 9 (Friday)
10:00-12:00  Opening Ceremony for “Special Exhibition for Buddhist Canons” and “International Conference on Buddhist Canons”
Keynote Speech by Prof. Lewis Lancaster
 

Session # 1: 14:00–15:40

  • Jiang Wu (Professor, University of Arizona) The Carving of the Kaibao Canon in Tenth-century Chengdu

  • Yoo, Boo-hyun (Daejin University, Korea) The Composition of the Northern Song Kaibao Canon, the Jin Zhaocheng Canon, the First Goryeo Canon, and the Second Goryeo Canon

  • Wan, Jin-Chuan (Dean, College of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University) Typological Analysis of Variants and Investigation into the Lineage of Buddhist Canons: A Comparative Study of Various Editions of the Ji Shamen Buying Baisu Dengshi (Collection of Matters Regarding Monastics Not Bowing to the Laity)

Session # 2: 16:00–17:40

  • Shih, Man-chi (Editor-in-Chief, Avatamsaka Canon, Fo Guang Buddhist Canon) A Study on the Catalog of the Fo Guang Buddhist Canon

  • Huang, Yi-Hsun (Professor, Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University) Rare Books by Ming Chan Master Hanyue Held at the Shanghai Library

  • Shi, Fa-chuang (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University) Issues Regarding the Publication and Canonization of Ming and Qing Chan Texts: The Case of the Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Shuokui
     

August 10 (Saturday)

Session # 3: 8:30–10:10

  • Yit, Kin-tung (Associate Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University) Abhidhamma Literature in the Pali Canon

  • Liu, Guo-Wei (Researcher, National Palace Museum) Issues Concerning Versions of Old and New Tibetan Translations of the Manjusri-nama-samgiti in Various Editions of the Kangyur

  • Long, Darui (Professor, University of the West) Inscriptions, Cartouches, and Other Features of the Yongle Northern Canon

Session # 4: 10:30–11:40

  • Kenneth Tanaka (Professor Emeritus, Musashino University) The Dream and Work of the English Tripitaka Translation Project of the Society for the Promotion of Buddhism

  • Dr. Kiyonori Nagasaki (International Institute for Digital Humanities, University of Tokyo) Toward an Ecosystem for Digital Research Environment for Buddhist Studies

14:00–17:00  Tour of the Fo Guang Canon Editorial Office, Sutra Repository Hall, and Buddha Memorial Museum
 

August 11 (Sunday)

Session # 5: 8:30–10:10

  • Tsai, Sueyling (Researcher, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany) Valley of Sutras: Stone Scriptures at the Reclining Buddha Monastery in Anyue, Sichuan

  • Lin, Hsin-Yi (Assistant Professor, Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University) The Relationship between Buddhist Manuscripts in the Dali Collection and Historical Printed Canons: The Case of the Sutra on the Longevity and Protection of Children

  • Ven. Dingyuan (Associate Professor, Shanghai Normal University) Issues Regarding the Base Texts of the Xuzangjing (Extended Canon): The Case of the Mingseng Chuanchao (Excerpts from Biographies of Famous Monks)

Session # 6: 10:30–11:40

  • Hung, Jen-Jou (Associate Professor, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts) Using Linked Data to Develop Digital Research Resources for Buddhist Classics in the Age of Intelligence

  • Shi, Xian-Chao (Director, Tripitaka Office, Longquan Monastery) The Buddhist Canon from the Perspective of Artificial Intelligence