April 24th, 2024
Academic Symposium on "New Compilation of the Tripitaka" Held in Beijing
(From www.toutiao.com) On April 23, 2024, the "Versioning and Cataloging - Academic Symposium on the Tripitaka" hosted by the Institute of Ancient History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture was held in Beijing.
The symposium was chaired by Sun Xiao, a researcher at the Institute of Ancient History of CASS and Director of the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture. Bu Xianqun, Director of the Institute of Ancient History of CASS, and Zheng Xiaoyun, Director of the Institute of World Religions of CASS, delivered opening remarks. Over 30 experts and scholars from institutions including the Institute of Ancient History of CASS, the Institute of World Religions of CASS, Peking University, Beijing Normal University, Central University of Finance and Economics, the Library of the Buddhist Academy of China, Beijing Fangshan Yunju Temple, the Beijing Enterprise Confederation & Beijing Entrepreneurs Association, the Asia Pacific Exchange & Cooperation Foundation, and the Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation engaged in lively discussions centered on the cultural value of Buddhist literature and work related to the versioning and cataloging of the Tripitaka.
Symposium venue
Symposium chaired by Sun Xiao, Researcher at the Institute of Ancient History of CASS and Director of the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture.
Bu Xianqun, Director of the Institute of Ancient History of CASS, delivers remarks.
Zheng Xiaoyun, Director of the Institute of World Religions of CASS and President of the Chinese Association for Religious Studies, delivers remarks.
Xiao Wunan, Executive Vice Chairman of the Asia Pacific Exchange & Cooperation Foundation, delivers remarks.
Zhao Jianzheng, former Deputy Director General of the Foreign Affairs Department, National Religious Affairs Administration, delivers remarks.
Wang Ji, Vice President of the Beijing Enterprise Confederation & Beijing Entrepreneurs Association, delivers remarks.
Ge Hongfeng, Resident Vice President of the China Ethnic Film and Television Art Development Promotion Association, delivers remarks.
Li Jingqiu, Deputy Director of the Classic Culture Communication Fund, Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation, delivers remarks.
Experts and scholars attending the symposium highly affirmed the value and significance of the cataloging work of the Tripitaka. They fully recognized that Buddhist scriptures and documents, including the Tripitaka, are an important component of the excellent traditional Chinese culture. The versioning and cataloging work can promote the Sinicization of Buddhism and cultural inheritance and development, and is conducive to the exchange and mutual learning of different civilizations. The symposium reviewed the origins, history, and characteristics of the versions and cataloging of the Tripitaka, and put forward relevant suggestions and opinions on the challenges in the cataloging and collation of the New Compilation of the Tripitaka, as well as new materials and methodologies in recent years.
Li Fuhua, Researcher at the Institute of World Religions of CASS, delivers remarks.
Yan Zheng, Researcher at the Institute of Linguistics of CASS, delivers remarks.
Ji Huachuan, Researcher and Head of the Buddhist Studies Section at the Institute of World Religions of CASS, delivers remarks.
Yang Haizheng, Professor at the Center for Ancient Chinese Classics & Archives, Peking University, delivers remarks.
Shi Mingyue, Abbot of China Fangshan Yunju Temple and President of the Beijing Fangshan District Buddhist Association, delivers remarks.
Yang Baoyu, Researcher at the Institute of Ancient History of CASS, delivers remarks.
Mao Ruifang, Professor and Director of the Institute of Ancient Books, School of History, Beijing Normal University, delivers remarks.
Shi Mingjie, Director of the Library of the Buddhist Academy of China, delivers remarks.
Song Xueli, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Ancient History of CASS and Secretary General of the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture, delivers concluding remarks.
This symposium brought together senior scholars, renowned experts from academia, as well as participants from the National Religious Affairs Administration, the Buddhist community, and enterprises. It pioneered a new collaborative model for the versioning and cataloging of Buddhist texts, effectively promoting the creative transformation and innovative development of fine traditional Chinese culture in the new era, while strengthening the rescue, protection, collation, research, and publication of ancient books.
Director Sun Xiao of the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture signs an agreement with Chairman Gao Fei of the Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation.
Director Sun Xiao of the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture exchanges signed documents with Chairman Gao Fei of the Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation
Director Sun Xiao, Chairman Gao Fei, Secretary-General Chen Songnan, Deputy Directors Li Jingqiu and Ni Ming.
Guests from Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation, including Chairman Gao Fei, Vice Chairman and Secretary General Chen Songnan, Vice Chairman Guo Hui, and guests from the Classic Culture Communication Fund, including Deputy Director Li Jingqiu and Deputy Director Ni Ming, attended the meeting. During the meeting, a signing ceremony was held between the National Centre of Chinese Traditional Culture and the Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation. The Beijing GaoZhanxiang Culture and Arts Foundation, in collaboration with Guangdong Chengyun Culture Communication Co., Ltd., has established the "Classic Culture Communication Fund" to create a public welfare platform supporting the compilation and printing activities for the New Compilation of the Tripitaka.
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