We are a group of researchers and students from different parts of the world who share an academic interest in Humanistic Buddhism.
We meet three times a year to share our ongoing research work, methodologies and tools, and other relevant topics. Meetings are online and informal, with short presentations followed by discussions. We hope that the HB SIG becomes a supportive network and a safe platform for people to connect, discuss their research, and collaborate on papers and projects related to Humanistic Buddhism.
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Meetings
To join upcoming Zoom meetings please register via the form under Join Us.
To view video recordings of past meetings please contact buddhism_network@nantien.edu.au
Upcoming meetings |
Past meetings |
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Upcoming meetings in 2025:
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15 October 2024 | Presentations Launch of the Studies on Humanistic Buddhism Vol. 6 Author’s sharing – Reflections on Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s temple-building endeavour between 1988 and 2000 Hsing Yun’s Humanistic Buddhism on Ethics of Care in the VUCA World Reaching for “MU” – toward an understanding of SATORI in Zen-Buddhism
16 July 2024 | Presentations My Views on designing a Humanistic Buddhism course in Western Research Instititions Master Fafang’s Interpretation of Yogācāra Learning Inner Guidance: of Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese Buddhist Pilgrims
12 March 2024 | Presentations Buddhist Rock Instructions of Uddiyana (Swat valley), Pakistan and its present state of research Inner Guidance: of Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese Buddhist Pilgrims
17 October 2023 | Presentations The State of Research on the Gilgit Manuscripts containing Sutras from the Buddhist Canon A Habitus Transformation Model: A sociological context for the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness practice and dependent origination In Betwixt Genderless and Gendered: The Life and Contributions of Fo Guang Shan Female Monastic at Dong Zen Temple
17 July 2023 | Presentations The Pragmatics of Silence: The case of Humanistic Buddhism in the Philippines The HB Bibliography, the NTI Visualiser, and the proof-of-concept GroundTruth (chat-enabled Q&A)
11 April 2023 | Presentations Temple Building and Air Travel in the Globalisation of Humanistic Buddhism at Fo Guang Shan (1980s-2000s) Humanistic Buddhism Journal Translation Project Humanistic Buddhism in Action: TAG Schools in the Philippines |
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Resources
Buddhism in the Sea of Islands webinars
Examine Buddhism in Pacific contexts, with a particular focus on transnational flow and counterflow of Buddhism
Flows and Counterflows of Buddhism ‘South of the West’: Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii
Special issue in the Journal of Global Buddhism
FoGuangPedia
An online portal that allows Buddhist practitioners to develop and share Humanistic Buddhism resources in a collaborative environment
Humanistic Buddhism Reader and NTI Reader
Offer Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary lookup
NTI Visualiser 2.1
A database to search and visualise Humanistic Buddhism research
Studies on Humanistic Buddhism
A Buddhist journal