“Anyone, anytime, anywhere can improve, liberate and transcend the present state of mind. With an attitude that is unbiased, altruistic and nonaggressive, and with willingness to step out of preconceived ideas, we can solve any problem and go beyond any barrier. This is the most important keypoint of the Buddha’s teaching. I will speak on four timeless principles taught in Samadhi Raja Sutra.”
Yilan Chen of the School of Foreign Languages, Peking University, and Drukgyel Tsering of the University of Hong Kong were selected by the KF Dissertation Award Asia Committee as the winners of this year’s award for their doctoral dissertations.
A Comparative Analysis of the Zhu Pin Ji Zhou Jing (Collection of Various Dharanis and Sutras) in the National Palace Museum Collection and Related Tibetan Dharani Collections (gzungs ‘dus/bsdus)
February 23, 2026
Bymaryann
By comparing the similarities and differences between the Museum’s holding and texts from Tibetan regions, this study reveals the selection mechanisms and the characteristics of courtly adaptation involved in the Qing court’s reception of Tibetan Buddhist classics.
This talk will provide an overview of the tools that the Dharmamitra project currently offers the Buddhist Studies community, with a focus on machine translation and cross-lingual search for philological use cases.
The Engaging Education in Buddhist Studies program at the University of Toronto is reshaping the way students engage with Buddhist teachings in academic settings.
