Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist E-texts, Indexes, and Bibliographies

The page includes:

1. Translations
2. Digital indexes
3. Specialized Bibliographies
4. CJK scriptural e-texts



Maintained by Charles Muller, University of Tokyo
http://www.acmuller.net/digitexts.html

Zen Bibliography (2014)

A selective bibliography created for a Religious Studies course at Kenyon College by Professor Joseph Adler
Topics included:

General

China

Japan

Dogen

Monastic life

Arts

Korea

Vietnam

Women

America

Modern philosophy

Ethics

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln360/Zen-bib.htm

Buddhist Studies in Bodh Gaya, India: Carleton College

[from the web site]
"

Overview

Since 1979, this program has become recognized for the academic excellence of its comparative approach to both the theory and practice of Buddhism. The program weaves together the diverse resources of Bodh Gaya, a unique pilgrimage center in northern India, home to more than 40 Buddhist temples within a largely Hindi and Muslim community. Each temple offers a gateway for students to explore a particular culture and region where Buddhism manifests around the world, including Tibet, Sri Lanka, Burma, Japan, Bhutan, and others."

https://apps.carleton.edu/global-engagement/buddhist-studies-india/

Department of Religious Studies Indiana University: Buddhist Studies

"Ph.D. students in Buddhist Studies will learn to do independent, original research on a specialized topic of their own choice while becoming familiar with classical and canonical materials and emerging trends in current research. This Ph.D. track also equips students to teach effectively and creatively about Buddhism, cognate religions, and relevant methodological and theoretical concerns. At present, the department is best equipped to train students in Buddhist philosophy, cultural history, ritual studies, material culture, and textual studies; however, students may pursue work in other areas, such as anthropology, provided that they have sufficient prior training and/or support from other faculty members at IU. In their coursework, students are expected to develop a broad understanding of various Buddhist traditions, in addition to significant expertise in their chosen field of research." [from the IU web site]


http://indiana.edu/~relstud/graduate/doctoral#top

Buddhism Links: Kenyon College

Buddhist Links

Asian Studies Program

Joseph Adler

This is an extensive list of links updated as of June 2017

These are the categories:

General

Traditions

Texts 

South Asia

News

Ethics and Dialogs

Buddhism and Arts

Centers and Temples

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Religion/Fac/Adler/Reln260/links260.htm

Buddhist Studies - University of Chicago

"Programs in which graduate study relating to Buddhism may be undertaken include those of the departments of Anthropology, Art History, History, East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC), and South Asian Languages and Civilizations (SALC), in addition to the many doctoral programs in the Divinity School in which it is possible to study topics in Buddhist studies (especially those in History of Religionsand Philosophy of Religion). Other Departments have also at times hosted research relating to Buddhism, including Music and Comparative Human Development. For those pursuing studies in Buddhism under the aegis of any of these programs, there is the possibility of advanced study in many major Buddhist linguistic and textual traditions, with the University regularly offering courses in the Buddhist languages of East Asia(Chinese, Japanese, Korean), and of South Asia (Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan). Work in such textual traditions is well supported by the University's outstanding library collections pertaining to these and other languages."

Regarding library resources for Buddhist studies at the University of Chicago:

"

Resources for Buddhist Studies

The University of Chicago's library has strong collections (and a complete selection of reference materials) pertaining to Buddhist studies.

Integral to the study of South Asian languages at Chicago has been the work of South Asian bibliographer James Nye, who directs the University library's enormous collection pertaining to South Asia (the collection's 500,000th volume was added in 1998), and whose singular influence among bibliographers in the field was honored at a recent panel at the University of Wisconsin's annual South Asian Studies Conference. The University library is among the nation's few participants in the federal "PL 480" program, which involves the collection of all publications produced in India. The collections developed under this program include a variety of important collections of Tibetan language materials. It is not only, however, under the aegis of this program that the library has acquired an outstanding collection relating to South Asia; the library holds a full range of critical editions in South Asian languages dating to the nineteenth century, and complete runs of many important series in the field.

The Library's East Asian Collection - founded in 1936, and recognized as one of the most comprehensive and distinctive such collections in North America - includes some 700,000 volumes, primarily in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, but also including materials in Tibetan, Mongolian, and Manchu. The collection also includes over 60,000 volumes of materials in English and other Western languages on or related to East Asia, shelved within the general collection. The Chinese collection is especially strong in classics, philosophy, archaeology, history, philology, art history and literature (both classical and contemporary), and the Japanese collection has particular strengths in literature, intellectual history, religion, art history, education, and Japanese Sinology."

Buddhist eLibrary

"The Buddhist eLibrary is an initiative of Buddhanet.net, run by the Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. (BDEA), which is located at the Bodhi Tree Forest Monastery, NSW Australia, currently in partnership with Mahachulalongkorn University, International Buddhist College (IBC), and the Buddhist Maha Vihara (BMV).

Primarily, the eLibrary is a Digital Resource Library of Buddhist study material that can be freely downloaded via the World Wide Web. Further, as it expands, it aims to develop a web-based interactive learning environment to disseminate the Teachings of the Buddha Dharma."

"The Buddhist eLibrary has been setup to support the study and practice of the Buddha´s Teachings in all Buddhist traditions. As the eLibrary develops we hope eventually to include the cultures and languages they represent as well.

Therefore, we seek your ongoing involvement and support in developing this resource so that the eLibrary can comprehensively cater for all who use its resources, whether for academic use or just general interest.
 

We do not charge or restrict the use of the content, so whether you are new to the Buddha´s Teachings or wish to expand your knowledge, please feel free to make use of the material that is offered."

http://www.buddhistelibrary.org/en/index.php?lang=english

Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies - vol. 1 10 are now open access online

Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies has made the volumes 1 to 10 available free for download online.

The Facebook announcement:
https://www.facebook.com/OxfordOcbs/photos/a.472652546095077.125182.472650229428642/1793876417306010/?type=3&theater


Go to the Archives page to download articles:
http://jocbs.org/index.php/jocbs/issue/archive

Journal focus and scope statement from the website

Focus and Scope

Editorial policy, and practical details.

We hope to publish the JOCBS twice a year.  From time to time, if we receive an article which appears to be of great merit but is much too long to be included in a normal issue, we may publish a Special Supplement to a volume.

We intend to publish any article which enhances knowledge and/or understanding of any aspect of Buddhism. Naturally, authors may assume some knowledge of Buddhism in their readership, but we shall give preference to articles which are accessible to non-specialists, and we may sub-edit articles to improve accessibility. This means, in particular, that all but the commonest Buddhist terms should be provided with an English translation, and so should all quotations from Buddhist texts.

There will be other distinctive features. We intend to publish many book reviews. We strongly encourage anyone who reads a book on Buddhism to which they feel attention should be drawn for any reason, positive or negative, to send us a review. That review will be published over the author’s name without being subject to peer review like an article (see below). We shall make it clear that the opinions expressed may not reflect those of the editors. Anyone may reply to a review. We hope thus to publish discussions, though of course we reserve the right not to publish any contribution we think may be libellous or untrue.

We shall thus not be afraid of controversy, but hope to avoid bad manners or bad taste.

Articles should be provided with the usual scholarly apparatus. Footnotes should be used rather than endnotes. British English will be preferred to American English but will not be pedantically enforced. The preferred form of references etc. will be that used in the Journal of Asian Studies, but again, complete uniformity will not be insisted on.

We have an editorial board of four and an advisory board of nearly twenty scholars spread across many countries. The editorial board are:

Richard Gombrich: richard.gombrich@balliol.ox.ac.uk

Tse-fu Kuan: jeformosa@gmail.com

Alex Wynne: alxwynne@hotmail.com

John Holder

Articles should be submitted in the first place, in Word, to a member of the editorial board.  All articles (but not book reviews) should come with an Abstract.  As any article which appears prima facie to be publishable will then be passed for comment to two referees, it would be helpful if the author would submit their work unsigned and in a form which does not obviously reveal their identity. (The editor receiving the work, however, must of course know whose it is.) The anonymity of referees will likewise be protected, though their comments may be passed to authors where this would appear to be helpful.

Authors will retain copyright of their articles.

Research Guide for Buddhist Studies - Florida State University Library

"Here you will find primary, secondary, online and reference resources for Buddhism in India, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Tibet. Please also take a look at the FSU Religion Department's Buddhist Studies webpage for more information on courses of study and useful resources. "

The guide also provides a list of key online resources and a list of new resources.  There are pages for each of the geographic regions and the list introductory and basic resources for those wishing to get an overview of the area.


http://guides.lib.fsu.edu/buddhiststudies

University of Pennsylvania Research in Buddhist Studies

"Buddhist Studies has a long history at the University of Pennsylvania with special focus on Indian, Chinese, and Japanese Buddhist traditions and more recently on Buddhism in Southeast Asia. Religious Studies graduate and undergraduate students specializing in Buddhist Studies are overseen byJustin McDaniel. The program’s special strengths in this area are in Theravada Buddhism, Pali and Buddhist-Hybrid Sanskrit literature, Buddhism in Laos and Thailand, Japanese Buddhism, early Chinese Buddhism and Taoism, ritual and magic, Buddhist monasticism and education, Manuscript Studies/Codicology, Material Culture, and Buddhist art (especially Thai, Indian, and Japanese). Both anthropological and textual approaches are highly encouraged."

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/religious_studies/research/buddhist-studies

Journal of the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies: a journal

From the Journal web page:

Focus and Scope

Editorial policy, and practical details.

We hope to publish the JOCBS twice a year.  From time to time, if we receive an article which appears to be of great merit but is much too long to be included in a normal issue, we may publish a Special Supplement to a volume.

We intend to publish any article which enhances knowledge and/or understanding of any aspect of Buddhism. Naturally, authors may assume some knowledge of Buddhism in their readership, but we shall give preference to articles which are accessible to non-specialists, and we may sub-edit articles to improve accessibility. This means, in particular, that all but the commonest Buddhist terms should be provided with an English translation, and so should all quotations from Buddhist texts.

There will be other distinctive features. We intend to publish many book reviews. We strongly encourage anyone who reads a book on Buddhism to which they feel attention should be drawn for any reason, positive or negative, to send us a review. That review will be published over the author’s name without being subject to peer review like an article (see below). We shall make it clear that the opinions expressed may not reflect those of the editors. Anyone may reply to a review. We hope thus to publish discussions, though of course we reserve the right not to publish any contribution we think may be libellous or untrue.

We shall thus not be afraid of controversy, but hope to avoid bad manners or bad taste.

Articles should be provided with the usual scholarly apparatus. Footnotes should be used rather than endnotes. British English will be preferred to American English but will not be pedantically enforced. The preferred form of references etc. will be that used in the Journal of Asian Studies, but again, complete uniformity will not be insisted on.

We have an editorial board of four and an advisory board of nearly twenty scholars spread across many countries. The editorial board are:

Richard Gombrich: richard.gombrich@balliol.ox.ac.uk

Tse-fu Kuan: jeformosa@gmail.com

Alex Wynne: alxwynne@hotmail.com

John Holder

Home page: http://www.jocbs.org/index.php/jocbs/index

Teaching Buddhism: New Insights on Understanding and Presenting the Traditions: a book

ABSTRACT

Part of the AAR series on Teaching Religion, this book connects the imagined community of college instructors of Buddhism with the work of leading scholars who are updating, revising, and correcting earlier understandings of Buddhist traditions on a variety of scholarly horizons. Chapters present new content on Buddhism and reflect on how courses can be enhanced with new insights. Part I “Updating Perennial Course Subjects” focuses on central figures and traditions in undergraduate courses on Buddhism: the role of philosophy in the tradition, understanding the philosopher Nāgārjuna, presenting Yogācāra Buddhism using recent insights of the cognitive sciences, and insights on teaching tantric traditions and Zen in light of scholarship on them. Part II “Reimagining the Content of ‘Buddhism’ ” shows how political engagement has been an aspect of this tradition throughout its history and that ritual practices have defined the practice of Buddhism. Part III approaches issues facing instructors in teaching Buddhism: dilemmas for the scholar-practitioner in the academic and monastic classrooms, the tradition’s possible roles in teaching feminism and diversity, and how to present the tradition in the context of a world religions course. In Part IV, contributors summarize content and share experiences in teaching in the American context, regarding the development of courses on American Buddhism, on including course content on family and children, and in incorporating content on “Engaged Buddhism.” The chapters in the final section chart the history and future of Buddhist–Christian dialogue; others discuss the teaching of Buddhist bioethics, environmentalism, economic development, and social justice.

http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199373093.001.0001/acprof-9780199373093

Buddhist Studies at Smith College

"Smith College is widely recognized as a vital center for Buddhist studies. The college has many internationally recognized scholars, whose research and teaching span a wide range of Buddhist traditions and disciplinary approaches, and many programs for students in both the study and practice of Buddhism. Smith is also part of the Five Colleges, which has one of the largest concentrations of scholars of Buddhist Studies in the United States, creating a wonderful opportunity for both faculty and students to collaborate. The area surrounding the college also offers numerous ways to learn about Buddhism, as there are more than 50 Buddhist groups and organizations in the Pioneer Valley and many more in the near vicinity."

https://www.smith.edu/buddhism/

Buddhist studies at Naropa University

Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado. offers a Master of Arts Degree in Religious Studies.

"The Master of Arts program in Religious Studies (45 credit hours) and the Master of Arts program in Religious Studies with Language (61 credit hours) offer both academic and contemplative experiences that encompass the beautiful plurality of global religious expression. This program will prepare you for doctoral-level graduate study, research, translation services, or other careers that require strong analytic and writing skills."




https://www.naropa.edu/academics/masters/religious-studies/