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)