Humanistic Buddhism and the Future
Fo Guang Shan, Taiwan
December 15th-17th, 2023
Note that all dates and times are in TST (Taipei Standard Time).
December 15th (Friday)
19:30PM ~ 21:00PM
Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech
Wan Chin-chuan (Director, Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
- The Future Prospects of Education for Clergy in Humanistic Buddhism
Stephen Hill (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong)
- Living with Impermanence – The Path to a Positive Future
December 16th (Saturday)
08:30AM ~ 10:00AM
Panel 1A
The Actualization of Humanistic Buddhism
Facilitator: Chen Chien Huang
(Director, Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Kan Cheng-Tsung (Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
- Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s View on Humanistic Buddhism during His Early Years in Taiwan
Lin Hsin-yi (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
- A Buddhist History View on Humanistic Buddhism: From Taixu to Yinshun
Panel 1B
The Philosophy of Humanistic Buddhism
Facilitator: Stefania Travagnin
(Reader in Chinese Buddhism, SOAS, University of London)
Kenneth Holloway (Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University)
- The Early Philosophical History of Humanistic Buddhism
Hsiao-Lan Hu (Professor of Religious Studies, University of Detroit Mercy)
- Toward an Inclusive Future: On the “Human” in Humanistic Buddhism
Miroj Shakya (Chair of Department of Religious Studies, University of the West)
- An Examination of the Concept of Bodhicitta in the Context of Humanistic Buddhism
Maria Majorie R. Purino (Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of San Carlos; Humanistic Buddhism Center of the Philippines)
- Six Pāramitās & Four Brahmavihārās & : Foundational Virtues of Humanistic Buddhism
10:20AM ~ 11:40AM
Panel 2A
Humanistic Buddhism and Psychology
Facilitator: Weijen Teng
(Director of the Department of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts)
Kuo Chao-Shun (Dean, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
- From Psycho-Metaphysics to the Practical Psychology of Cultivation: Exploring the Potential Development of Consciousness-Only in Humanistic Buddhism
Chiang Chiang Ming (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Literature, Nanhua University)
- Towards the Light: Literary Classics and Mind-Body-Spirit Healing Courses from the Perspective of Humanistic Buddhism
Poon Kai Chung (Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Social Science, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong)
- Footsteps of Awakening: Research on Buddhist Social Welfare Work in Hong Kong
Panel 2B
Humanistic Buddhism and Education
Facilitator: Jens Reinke
(Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Seminary, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Bruce McKenzie (Founder, Systemics Development Associates)
- Building a Buddhist Ethos in a Tertiary Education Institute, Nan Tien Institute, Australia: A Qualitative Study
Michael Tan (President, Guang Ming College)
- Kusà: Volition and Ethics for Education in the Philippines
Cecile Manikan (Director, Humanistic Buddhism Center of the Philippines)
- Transforming While Being Transformed: An Impact Assessment of the “Three Acts of Goodness” Project In Philippine Public Education
Josette Balandra (Education Program Supervisor, Dept. of Education, Division of Sagay City, Education Program)
- Humanistic Buddhism—A Reminder, A Way of Life: At the Lens of an Educator
14:00PM ~ 14:40PM
Book Launch—Proceedings from the 8th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism:
Cultivating Compassion: Going Beyond Crises
Facilitator:
Ven. Miao Guang
(Deputy Chancellor, Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism)
Ven. Miao Fan (Chancellor, Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism)
Stephen Hill (Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Wollongong)
Ven. Juewei (Director, Humanistic Buddhism Centre, Nan Tien Institute)
Bee Scherer (Professor of Buddhist Studies and Rector, Buddhist Seminary, VU Amsterdam)
Cecile Manikan (Director, Humanistic Buddhism Research Center of the Philippines)
15:00PM ~ 16:00PM
Panel 3A
Humanistic Buddhism and Management
Facilitator: Sheng-hsin Hsu
(Professor, Dept. of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University)
Li Yu-Chen (Professor, Graduate Institute of Religious Studies, Chengchi University)
- Religion and Management: Using Modern Taiwanese Buddhism as an Example
Chen Chien Huang (Director, Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- Simplicity in Business Management and the Spirit of the Bodhisattva Path—With Emphasis on the Teaching of the Amitabha Sutra
Chen Ken (Research Assistant, Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
- A Discussion on the Leadership Transformation of Humanistic Buddhism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Panel 3B
Humanistic Buddhism and Interconnectedness
Facilitator: Maria Majorie R. Purino
(Professor, Humanistic Buddhism Center of the Philippines)
Funie Hsu (Associate Professor of American Studies, San Jose State University)
- Addressing Contemporary Suffering: May We Gather and Intra-Buddhist Collaboration
Stefania Travagnin (Reader in Chinese Buddhism, SOAS, University of London)
- An Inclusive Bodhisattva Path: Buddhist Examples of Global Trans-Faith Humanitarianism
Xin Ying Tracy Liu (PhD candidate, Cambridge University)
- Connecting the Self with Others: An Anthropological Study of Humanistic Buddhist Giving
19:30PM ~ 21:00PM
The Theory and Practice of Humanistic Buddhism
Facilitator:
Kuo Chao-Shun
(Dean, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
Presenters:
Venerable Miao Guang (Deputy Chancellor, FGS Institute of Humanistic Buddhism)
- Translating Words and Actions: The Current State of Translation Activities in Fo Guang Shan’s Globalization
Venerable Miao Le (Abbess of Nan Ping Temple)
- The Theory and Practice of Turning Temples into Schools
Venerable Miao You (Head Abbess of Fo Guang Shan South America)
- Planning and Actualizing the Localization of Humanistic Buddhism
December 17th (Sunday)
08:30AM ~ 09:30AM
Panel 4A
The Wisdom of Humanistic Buddhism
Facilitator: Li Yu-Chen
(Professor, Graduate Institute of Religious Studies, Chengchi University)
Kuo Shou-Jen (Director, Institute for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, University of the West)
- Fifteen Lectures on Introduction to Humanistic Buddhism: My Views on Establishing a Humanistic Buddhism Research Course in Western Academic Institutions
Gu Wei Kang (Associate Professor, Buddhist College of Singapore)
- Between Wisdom and Ignorance: On the Nature of Humanistic Buddhism
Panel 4B
Humanistic Buddhism and Ancient Studies
Facilitator: Miroj Shakya
(Chair of Department of Religious Studies, University of the West)
Arun Kumar Yadav (Assistant Professor, Department of Pali Nava Nalanda, Mahavihara, Deemed University)
- Recent Discovery of the Lost Hermitage Place of Ven. Mahendra in Patna
Ghani-ur-Rahman (Director, Regional Integration Centre at Quaid-i-Azam University)
- Gandharan Buddhist Civilization, Pakistan: Depiction of Bodhisattvas as the Main Inspiration for Humanistic Buddhism
09:50AM ~ 11:30AM
Panel 5A
Humanistic Buddhism and Artificial Intelligence
Facilitator: Kuo Shou-jen
(Director, Institute for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, University of the West)
Darui Long (Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, University of the West)
- Exploring Digitization Challenges: Insights from the Qisha Canon in the Rare Book Collection at the East Asian Library, Princeton University
Venerable Tzu-yen (Director, Library of Luminary Buddhist Institute)
- The Transformation and Innovation of Buddhist Libraries in the Age of AI
Cheng Kai-wen (Assistant Research Fellow, Education & Research Center for Tzu Chi Buddhism, Tzu Chi University)
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Wisdom: A Discussion on AI and the Buddha-Dharma
Panel 5B
Humanistic Buddhism and Social Issues
Facilitator: Cecile Manikan
(Director, Humanistic Buddhism Center of the Philippines)
Shun-Man Simon Ho (President, Hang Seng University of Hong Kong)
- The Myths of ESG and Optimizing the Sustainable Values of Different Stakeholders: Some Buddhism Perspectives
- Contribution of Humanistic Buddhism to the Implementation of Ethics in Medical AI
Nathan Jishin Michon (JSPS Research Fellow, Ryukoku University)
- Karuna as Healthy Compassion: How Distinguishing Forms of Compassion can add Depth and Resilience for Care Professions and in Daily Life
Rana Purushottam Kumar Singh (Dean of Buddhist Studies, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara University)
- Buddhist Attitude to Human Values and Its Relevances in Contemporary Indian Scenario
14:00PM ~ 15:10PM
Panel 6A
Humanistic Buddhism and the Future
Facilitator: Kan Cheng-Tsung
(Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University)
Hsu Sheng-hsin (Professor, Dept. of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University)
- A Discussion on the Future of Buddhism based on Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s The Biography of Sakyamuni Buddha
Weijen Teng (Director of the Department of Buddhist Studies, Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts)
- Post-Secularism Religious Revival and Humanistic Buddhism
Panel 6B
Humanistic Buddhism and the Future
Facilitator: Ven. Juewei
(Director, Humanistic Buddhism Centre, Nan Tien Institute)
- Posthumanistic Buddhism? No(self) Futures
Jens Reinke (Assistant Professor of Buddhist Studies, Buddhist Seminary, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Appreciating the Past while Creating Compassionate Futures: Humanistic Buddhism for the 21th Century