The 4th Biannual International Conference of the Group of 4 Universities in East Asia on Buddhist Studies


March 14th 2021 (Organized by the University of Tokyo in Zoom)


East Asia as a Method of Research
13:00 Opening Remarks: Masahiro Shimoda (University of Tokyo)


[Part 1] (Moderator: Takahiro Kato, University of Tokyo)
13:05-13:35
Masahiro Shimoda (University of Tokyo), “East Asia as a Method of Research: Illustrated by a Haiku Interpretation, an Edo Period Japanese Literary Formula, Offered by a Western Art Historian”


13:35-14:05
Sung-Eun Thomas Kim (Academy of Buddhist Studies, Dongguk University) “Apologetics as Method of Research of East Asian Buddhism: Focusing on the Apologetic Literature of Chosŏn Korea (1392-1910)”


14:15-14:45
Yao-ming Tsai (Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University) “Mindfulness Exercises and the Present Moment: Asia and Beyond”


14:45-15:15
Zhao You (Peking University) “A Moveable Feast: The Hermeneutics of Food in the Teaching of Vimalakīrti”




[Part 2] (Moderator: Koichi Takahashi, University of Tokyo)
15:30-16:00
Li Silong (Peking University) “Yi (exegesis義),Shu (commentaries 疏), Lun (treatise, 論): On the Types of Buddhist Scripture-interpreting Literature in the Medieval China”


16:00-16:30
Daigo Isshiki (University of Tokyo), “Acceptance of the Abhidharmakośa in Japan: Focusing on the Relationship with Buddhist Studies in Modern Era”


16:40-17:10
Kim Eunyoung (Dongguk University) “Thirty Years of Korean Religious Trend and Buddhism: Focusing on the Statistics Approach”


17:15-17:45
Matthew Orsborn (Faculty of Oriental Studies, Oxford University) “Monastic training and education in contemporary Taiwanese Buddhism”



[Part 3] (Convener, Charles Muller, Musashino University)
18:00-19:50
General Discussions following Comments by Charles Muller


19:50-19:55 Closing Remarks: Kenryo Minowa (University of Tokyo)