Jiang Wu

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• Wu, J. (2022). The Formation of Regional Religious Systems in Greater China. Ed. By Jiang Wu. Spatial Humanities Series,. Routledge. doi:https://www.routledge.com/The-Formation-of-Regional-Religious-Systems-in-Greater-China/Wu/p/book/9781032103358
• Wu, J. (2021). 蹈海东瀛：中国禅僧隐元与前近代东亚社会的本真危机 (Chinese Translation of my book Leaving for the Rising Sun). Beijing: Religion and Culture Press.
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  This is the Chinese translation of my book Leaving for the Rising Sun which has been submitted and is in press now. I am not the translator.http://icscc.fudan.edu.cn/index.php?c=article&a=show&id=869I didn't find the points for translated books. Maybe some credits for a published translation of a previously published book.
• Wu, J. (2020). Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon. New York: Columbia University Press.
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  Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon. Co-edited with Lucile Chia. New York: Columbia University Press, 2016. 432 pages. Paperback 2020This is a paperback edition of a previously published volume.
• Wu, J., & Chia, L. (2016). Spreading Buddha’s Word in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon. New York: Columbia University Press.
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  A monumental work in the history of religion, the history of the book, the study of politics, and bibliographical research, this volume follows the making of the Chinese Buddhist canon from the fourth century to the digital era. Approaching the subject from a historical perspective, it ties the religious, social, and textual practices of canon formation to the development of East Asian Buddhist culture and enlivens Chinese Buddhist texts for readers interested in the evolution of Chinese writing and the Confucian and Daoist traditions.The collection undertakes extensive readings of major scriptural catalogs from the early manuscript era as well as major printed editions, including the Kaibao Canon, Qisha Canon, Goryeo Canon, and Taisho Canon. Contributors add fascinating depth to such understudied issues as the historical process of compilation, textual manipulation, physical production and management, sponsorship, the dissemination of various editions, cultic activities surrounding the canon, and the canon's reception in different East Asian societies. The Chinese Buddhist canon is one of the most enduring textual traditions in East Asian religion and culture, and through this exhaustive, multifaceted effort, an essential body of work becomes part of a new, versatile narrative of East Asian Buddhism that has far-reaching implications for world history.
• Wu, J. (2015). Leaving for the Rising Sun: Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia.. New York: New York: Oxford University Press, 2015. Hardcover, paperback, and Kindle edition..
• Wu, J. (2008).

  Enlightenment in Dispute: The Reinvention of Chan Buddhism in Seventeenth-Century China

  . Oxford University PressNew York. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195333572.001.0001

Chapters

• Wu, J. (2018). “Introduction: Exploring Regional Religious Systems (RRS): Theoretical and Methodological Considerations”. In The Formation of Regional Religious Systems in Greater China(pp 1-32). Routledge.
• Wu, J. (2022). “A Greater Vehicle to the Other Shore: Chinese Chan Buddhism and the Sino-Japanese Trade in the Seventeenth Century.”. In Creating the World of Chan/Son/Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its spread throughout East Asia(p. 26). Boston: Brill.: Boston: Brill.
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  “A Greater Vehicle to the Other Shore: Chinese Chan Buddhism and the Sino-Japanese Trade in the Seventeenth Century.” Creating the World of Chan/Son/Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its spread throughout East Asia, edited by Albert Welter, et. al. Boston: Brill, 2022.
• Wu, J. (2020). “Fojiao yu Meiguo daxue de renwen jiaoyu gaige” 佛教與美國大學的人文教育改革(Buddhism and the Humanities Education Reform in American Universities). In Proceedings of the Buddhism and Education Conference in 2019 亦僧亦俗，自内及外：东亚大视野下的佛教与教育(pp unknown). World Scientific.
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  “Fojiao yu Meiguo daxue de renwen jiaoyu gaige” 佛教與美國大學的人文教育改革(Buddhism and the Humanities Education Reform in American Universities). Proceedings of the Buddhism and Education Conference in 2019, ed. Jinhua Chen. Publisher, unknown. Accepted and scheduled for publication.
• Wu, J. (2017). “Religious Imagination and Spiritual Humanism: A Reading of the Lotus Sutra.”. In Proceedings for “Spiritual Humanism: Collectively Constructing a Life Focused Human Community: The Fourth Session of The Centre of Heaven and Earth (Songshan) – Forum on Chinese and World Civilizations”. Beijing: N/A.
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• Wu, J. (2017). “Jiaxing Canon and the First Chinese Buddhist Canon Brought to Europe” (《嘉兴藏》与传入 欧洲的第一部汉文大藏经《黄檗藏》的关系).. In Proceedings for The Past, Present, and Future of the Printed Canon: Centering on Jingshan Canon (刻本大藏经研究的过去、现在与未来──以 《径山藏》为中心). Hangzhou: N/A.
• Wu, J. (2016). From the ‘Cult of the Book’ to the ‘Cult of the Canon’: a Neglected Tradition in Chinese Buddhism. In Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Cano(pp na). New York: Columbia University Press.
• Wu, J. (2016). The Chinese Buddhist Canon through the Ages: Essential Categories and Critical Issues. In Spreading Buddha’s Word in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon(pp na). New York: Columbia University Press.
• Wu, J., & Chia, L. (2016). Introduction. In Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon.(pp na). NY: Columbia University Press.
• Wu, J., & Dziwenka, R. (2016). Better than the Original: the Creation of Goryeo Canon and the Formation of Giyang Pulgyo. In Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon(pp na). New York: Columbia University Press.
• Wu, J., Chia, L., & Chen, Z. (2016). The Birth of the First Printed Canon: The Kaibao Edition and Its Impact. In Spreading Buddha’s Words in East Asia: The Formation and Transformation of the Chinese Buddhist Canon(pp na). New York: Columbia University Press.
• Wu, J. (2014). The Chinese Buddhist Canon. In Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism(pp 363-82). NA: Blackwell publishing company.

Journals/Publications

• Gordon, R. E., & Wu, J. (2022). Buddhism and Humanities Education Reform in the American University. Humanities, 11(2), 0. doi:10.3390/h11020046
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  Using statistical data, scholarly research, institutional models from higher education, and highlighting key personages from the academy and the business world, we argue that including Buddhism-related content into the general education of students can offer a powerful avenue of reform for the humanities in American universities. The article shows how humanities-based skills are becoming more desirable in today’s business environment, and demonstrates how the skills that Buddhist Studies—and religion more broadly—provide are consistent with those needed in today’s global and integrated technological world. Utilizing the Universities of Harvard and Arizona to help frame the discussion, the paper outlines the history of the American general education system, the ongoing crisis in the humanities, how Buddhism fits within the humanities viz. religion, and specific ways to implement Buddhism-related content into the academy domestically and internationally.
• Wu, J. (2021). “Pei Xiu 裴休 (791–864) and Lay Buddhism in Tang Chan”. Journal of Chan Buddhism, 2, 1–63..
• Wu, J. (2021). 开宝藏成都雕造考 （Carving and Printing of Kaibao Canon in Chengdu). Foguang Journal of Buddhist Studies, 7(1), 1-28.
• Wu, J. (2014). “Records of the Obaku Study Tour” (Huangbo canxue ji黄檗參學記). Obaku bunka 黄檗文華, 134, 278-276.
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  “Records of the Obaku Study Tour” (Huangbo canxue ji黄檗參學記). Obaku bunka 黄檗文華 (134): 278-267, 2014. (In Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2015). Japanese translation of “Records of the Obaku Study Tour” (Obaku sangaku ki (wayaku): Ingen zenji yukari no jiin wo megutte黄檗参学記(和訳) : 隠元禅師ゆかりの寺院を巡って).. Obaku bunka 黄檗文華, 135, 223-204.
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  Japanese translation of “Records of the Obaku Study Tour” (Obaku sangaku ki (wayaku): Ingen zenji yukari no jiin wo megutte黄檗参学記(和訳) : 隠元禅師ゆかりの寺院を巡って). Translated by Yang Kuei Hsiang 楊桂香, Hayashi Masako 林正子, and Tanaka Shōzō 田中昭三. Obaku bunka 黄檗文華 (135): 223-204, 2015. (Translated from Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2014). “Taikun’s Zen Master from China: Yinyuan, Tokugawa Bakufu, and the Founding of Manpukuji in 1661.”. Journal of East Asian History, 38, 75-98..
• Wu, J. (2013). Fathering Your Father: The Zen of Fabrication in Tang Buddhism . By Alan Cole. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. xix, 340 pp. $29.95 (paper).. The Journal of Asian Studies, 72(04), 970-972. doi:10.1017/s0021911813001216
• Wu, J. (2003). The Origins of Buddhist Monastic Codes in China: An Annotated Translation and Study of the Chanyuan qinggui . By Yifa. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2002. 408 pp. $60.00 (cloth).. The Journal of Asian Studies, 62(3), 947-949. doi:10.2307/3591888

Proceedings Publications

• Wu, J. (2022). Proceedings of the 2022 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC) The Digital World in an Age of Uncertainty: Humanizing Technology for Wellness, Resilience, and Creativit. In 2022 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC).
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  2022 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC)DOI: 10.23919/PNC56605.202216-18 Sept. 2022
• Wu, J. (2019, Oct.). “Hewei jingjie? Shilun xiandai zhongguo sixiangjie Zhong dui rujia jingshenxing de dingyi” 何謂境界？試論現代中國思想界中對儒家精神性的定義 (What is Jingjie? Defining Confucian Spirituality in the Modern Chinese Intellectual Context).. In Ruxue disan qi de renwen jingshen: Tu Weiming xiansheng bashi shouqing wenji 儒學第三期的人文精神：杜維明先生八十壽慶文集., Ruxue disan qi de renwen jingshen: Tu Weiming xiansheng bashi shouqing wenji 儒學第三期的人文精神：杜維明先生八十壽慶文集..
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  “Hewei jingjie? Shilun xiandai zhongguo sixiangjie Zhong dui rujia jingshenxing de dingyi” 何謂境界？試論現代中國思想界中對儒家精神性的定義 (What is Jingjie? Defining Confucian Spirituality in the Modern Chinese Intellectual Context). Trans. Chen Zhipin. Ruxue disan qi de renwen jingshen: Tu Weiming xiansheng bashi shouqing wenji 儒學第三期的人文精神：杜維明先生八十壽慶文集. Ed. Chen Lai 陳來. Beijing: Renmin chubanshe, 2019. 103-125. Originally published in Monumenta Serica 50 (2002): 441-462.

Presentations

• Wu, J. (2023, 1). Dimensions of Spirituality: Gentry Reading of the Surangama Sutra in the Ming. Hawaii International Conference on Chinese Studies. Honolulu: University of Hawaii, Hanoa.
• Wu, J. (2023, August). Performing Authenticity: Li Zhi, Chan Buddhism and The Rise of Textual Spirituality. Monastic and Literati: Cultural Ideas and Lifestyle of Chinese Buddhism. Singapore: Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Department of Chinese Studies of National University of Singapore.
• Wu, J. (2023, Feb.). The History of the Obaku Canon in Early Modern Japan and China 近世の日本と中国における黃檗藏の歴史. New Development in the History of Japan-China Cultural Exchanges 日中仏教交流ワークショップ「経蔵と図像から迫る日中仏教交流史の新展開」. online: Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies.
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  日中仏教交流ワークショップ「経蔵と図像から迫る日中仏教交流史の新展開」2月5日（日）プログラム　午前9:00-11:30・佐藤有希子（奈良女子大学准教授）「毘沙門天像の成立と展開」・吳疆（Jiang Wu; アリゾナ大学教授）「近世の日本と中国における黃檗藏の歴史」・パネル・ディスカッション（コメンテーター）　アルバート・ウェルター（Albert Welter; アリゾナ大学教授）　王星逸（Wang Xingyi; 香港理工大学助教授）　大沼陽太郎（東北大学博士後期課程所属 日本学術振興会特別研究員）
• Wu, J. (2023, Nov.).

  Religious Imagination in the Lotus Sutra

  . American Academy of Religion. San Antonio: AAR.
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  A19-107Buddhist Philosophy Unit, Contemplative Studies Unit, Global-Critical Philosophy of Religions Unit, Tantric Studies Unit and Yogacara Studies UnitTheme: Liberative Uses of the ImaginationSunday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSan Antonio Convention Center-Room 217B (Meeting Room Level)Davey Tomlinson, Villanova University, PresidingIn Buddhist philosophy, the imagination is often viewed negatively. It is posited as one of the primary ways ignorance functions, and so, in some basic sense, it’s in virtue of the imagination that we suffer. Yet the imagination is also essential to liberation from suffering. Many different traditions of Buddhist religious practice and meditative cultivation involve forms of imaginative construction. So, in another basic sense, it’s in virtue of the imagination that suffering can come to an end. How do we reconcile the imagination’s negative operation with its liberative use? Does the imagination function in the same ways in both cases? What is at stake in debates about the use and abuse of imaginative construction? To answer these questions, this panel will explore some of the different ways that the imagination functions positively and productively toward the end of liberation in Buddhist philosophy and religious practice.Ian Nicolay, University of HawaiiBhāvanā: Contemplative Imagination in Indian Buddhism and Mīmāṃsā PhilosophyAbstractJiang Wu, University of ArizonaReligious Imagination in the Lotus SutraAbstractRae Dachille, University of ArizonaMere Fabrications and Profound Shortcuts: Imagination and Ritual Efficacy in a Fifteenth-Century Tibetan Debate on Body MandalaAbstractVesna Wallace, University of California, Santa BarbaraImagining While Caring for the Dead and Reciting the Kālacakratantra
• Wu, J. (2023, Nov.).

  Revisiting Willem Grootaers’ Contributions to the Study of Chinese Religious Spaces and Landscapes

  . American Academy of Religion. San Antonio: AAR.
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  A19-108Chinese Religions Unit and Space, Place, and Religion UnitTheme: Chinese Religious Spaces and LandscapesSunday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AMSan Antonio Convention Center-Room 005 (River Level)Courtney Bruntz, Southeast Community College, PresidingThis panel highlights the complicated relationships sacred spaces have with their broader social-cultural contexts. Rather than viewing space as static, authors in this panel will reveal sacred spaces as dynamic, being shaped by the great variety of individuals who frequent them. Taken together, the case studies provide an important examination of the interconnected nature of Chinese religious landscapes with diverse facets of religion, culture, politics, and society. Authors furthermore push scholarship on space and place, as they complicate the understanding of: how sacrality is imagined in medieval China; the gendering and multifaceted identities of Buddhist nunneries; the mobility of rituals and place-making in motion; political ecology as a means of providing comprehensive overviews of sacred sites; and how religious geography is influenced by linguistic characteristics. Spanning across time periods and disciplines, these case studies will collectively provide important insight into the complexity of space, place, and sacrality in Chinese religions. Nelson Landry, University of HamburgBuddhist Sacred Space in the Medieval Chinese ImaginaireAbstractTali Hershkovitz, Brown UniversityThe Buddhist Nunnery in Song Dynasty (960–1279): A Multifunctional SpaceAbstractKedao Tong, Stanford UniversityRivers, Lakes, Ponds: Changing Sites For Animal Release in Chinese ReligionsAbstractPaul Katz, Academia SinicaTemple Cults and the Generation of Landscapes in Modern Taiwan: A Case Study of the Lianzuoshan Guanyin Temple in Daxi (Taoyuan)AbstractJiang Wu, University of ArizonaRevisiting Willem Grootaers’ Contributions to the Study of Chinese Religious Spaces and Landscapes
• Wu, J. (2022). Measuring the Prestige Index in a Regional Religious System. Pacific Neighborhood Consortium 2022 Annual Meeting. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona and Academia Sinica.
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  A Regional Religious System (RRS) represents the spatial formation of a group of religious siteswhich have intricate connections with regionally distributed factors such as population, economy,transportation, etc. A variety of conventional spatial analysis techniques such as Hierarchical RegionalSpace (HRS), Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA), Spatial Regression, Point Pattern Analysis,Overlay Analysis, Kernel Density can be performed with the religious sites data. However, these methodshave treated religious sites as merely ordinary locations because the current datasets are all culled fromlocational information with various levels of accuracy. Therefore, there is a great need to develop newmethods to access religious sites and their related significance sophisticatedly.In order to conduct further quantitative studies of religious sites, we need to understand what religioussites stand for and why they are important in a local area. In Chinese religion, a religious site can be largeor small, owns more or less land, or has more or less resident clergy. They play various roles in local areasas connectors to local social and economic life. One of the most important factors when Chinese peopleconsider the importance of a religious site is its prestige. A prestigious site is more likely to receive morepatronages, both cultural and economic, and is more likely to survive in China’s long and turbulenthistory. However, there never exists a quantifiable index to measure how prestigious a religious site is.This paper will consider the possibility of creating such an index to characterize religious sites moreaccurately and quantitatively.
• Wu, J. (2022). Reading and writing as contemplative practices in Chan Buddhism. Ritual and Contemplative Practices in Chinese Buddhism and Daoism. Elling O. Eide Center, Sarasota: Elling O. Eide Center, Sarasota.
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  Ritual and Contemplative Practices in Chinese Buddhism and DaoismVenue: Elling O. Eide Center, SarasotaOrganizer: Mario Poceski (Univ. of Florida)Dates: March 4 & 5, 2022
• Wu, J. (2022, 10).

  Mārga and the Way:The Meaning of the Term “Dao-learners (Xuedaoren 學道人)” in Huangbo Xiyun’s 黃檗希運 Chuanxin fayao 傳心法要

  (Essential Meaning of Mind Transmission)/「学道人は誰なのか?ー黄檗希運『伝心法要』における「学道人」の用法と意味」. 10月1日(土) 10:30〜17:05京都大学人文科学研究所共同研究禅研究班第三回研究会. online: 京都大学人文科学研究所.
• Wu, J. (2022, 11). Buddhism and the Reform of Humanities Education in American Universities. 2022 FGS University President Forum 佛光山大學校長論坛 2022年11月5日至6日. online.
• Wu, J. (2022, 5). 中国历史上的学道人群体及其思想史上的意义 (The Significance of Learners of the Way in Chinese History. Peking University Institute of Advanced Humanities Research. online: Peking University.
• Wu, J. (2022, 5). Chinese Zen Master Yinyuan/Ingen in Global East Asia. [Obaku Ingen Lecture Series, No. 1]. UArizona: Center for Buddhist Studies.
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  In 1654 Zen Master Yinyuan traveled from China to Japan. Just seven years later he established the monastery Manpukuji and founded a new tradition called Ōbaku. In this talk, Jiang Wu tells the story of the tremendous obstacles faced by Yinyuan, drawing parallels between his experiences and the broader political and cultural context in which he lived. Yinyuan claimed to have inherited the “Authentic Transmission of the Linji Sect.” After arriving in Japan, he was able to persuade the Shogun to build a new Ming-style monastery (Manpukuji) for the establishment of his Ōbaku school. His arrival in Japan coincided with a series of historical developments including the Ming-Qing dynastic transition in China, the consolidation of early Tokugawa power in Japan, the growth of Nagasaki trade, and rising Japanese interests in Chinese learning and artistic pursuits. While Yinyuan‘s travel is known in scholarly circles, the significance of his journey within East Asian history has not been fully explored. This talk provides a unique opportunity to re-examine the extraordinary life of Yinyuan during a period of political and social transformation in East Asia.
• Wu, J. (2022, 8). Mārga and the Way: The Meaning of the Term “Dao-learners (Xuedaoren 學道人)” in Huangbo Xiyun’s 黃檗希運 Chuanxin Fayao 傳心法要 [Essential Meaning of Mind Transmission] Compiled by Pei Xiu 裴休 (791-864). How Zen Became Chan: Pre-modern and Modern Representations of a Transnational East Asian Buddhist Tradition.
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  How Zen Became Chan: Pre-modern and Modern Representations of a Transnational East Asian Buddhist TraditionJuly 29-31, 2022 | ONLINE, in collaboration with Yale University Jiang Wu 吳疆 (Arizona 亞利桑那): 
• Wu, J. (2022, Feb 22, 2022). KUNG FU, SHAOLIN TEMPLE AND CHAN BUDDHISM IN CHINA AND THE WORLD. University of Puget Sound Lecture Series. online.
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  Chan Buddhism was the historical origin of an international spiritual and cultural movement popular in pre-modern East Asia and in the post-WWII Western society. Also known as Zen (Japanese), Son (Korean), and Thien (Vietnamese), Chan Buddhism and its derivative traditions have undergone various transformations in history and are still evolving. One offspring is the martial art kung fu tradition originated from Shaolin Temple in Central China. Its lineage was first invented in sixth-century China by attributing its spiritual transmission to the Indian monk Bodhidharma who was supposed to have carried the Buddha’s secret mind teaching to China. This spiritual tradition was further developed into a martial art system which flourished in later China. In recent years, through the effort of Shaolin Temple, Chan and martial arts become even more closely connected. This talk will review the historical evolution of this unique tradition and highlight the key characteristics of Chan Buddhism and its connection to kung fu.
• Wu, J. (2022, Friday, April 1, 2022).  “The Nagasaki Trade of the Buddhist Books in the Late Seventeenth and Early Eighteenth Centuries as Seen from Hakusai shomoku 舶載書目: With Special Attention to the Purchase of the Jiaxing Canon and the Role of the Ōbaku Monks.”. the online seminar “Kyūshū as a space of migrations and interlacing of populations” Part II (『人が流動・交錯する空間としての「九州」』 ワークショップ（パートII）) organized by Centre de recherche sur les Civilisations de l’Asie orientale (CRCAO) and East Asian Civilizations Research Centre at the University of Paris.
• Wu, J. (2021, Dec. 8). Syncretism and Its Discontent: The Symbolic Power of Orthodoxy and Hanyue Fazang’s Chan-tantric Synthesis in Seventeenth-century China. Jiangnan Buddhist Traditions in Context: The Early Modern Period. online: Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Arizona.
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  In recent scholarship, the category “syncretism” has often been criticized as insufficient to study complex religious phenomenain China. This essay focuses ona rare case of Chan–Tantric syncretism in seventeenth–centuryChina in order to provide new perspectivesto our understanding ofsyncretism. Based on my English translation of Hanyue Fazang’s漢月法藏General Principle of Food Bestowal《施食旨概》and study on its reception in the Buddhist world, Iargue that the study of syncretism must be directed to a more historical approach in relation totheintellectual history and religious interactions. Although Hanyue Fazang was influential particularly in the Hangzhou region through his dharma heir Jude Hongli 具德弘禮who later became the abbot of Lingyin Monastery in the early Qing, he was criticized by the Qing emperor Yongzheng 雍正in a debate around 1733. In my paper, Ipoint out that the suppression of this Chan–Tantric syncretism in Chinaby Emperor Yongzhengsuggests that the discourse of syncretism follows certain principles of selectivity as presupposed rules for the possible combination of different religious elements. Moreover, the dominant religious orthodoxy will exercise itssymbolic power to restrict any expressionof a syncretic ideology which deviated from the pre–selecteddiscourse.
• Wu, J. (2021, Nov. 27). Opening the Canon: New Challenges to Buddhist Studies in Humanities Education. Tung Lin Kok Yuen International Conference: Buddhist Canons: In Search of a Theoretical Foundation for a Wisdom-oriented Education.
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  The canon is a loaded term in both the East and the West. Under the purview of the postmodern critical theory, the canon, including the Buddhist canon, represents an oppressive and authoritative force, exerting its symbolic influence on all aspects of human life. However, such a view neglects the fact that the canon is also evolving and responding to changes. The Buddhist canon, in particular, has been part of the communities since its beginning. In contrast to the Western canon, it is always open to new additions and interpretations. In a digital age, the Buddhist canon has been more widely distributed as both an academic subject for studies and a tool of self-cultivation in humanities education. Yet, because of its complexity, the canon is far from open. There is an urgent need for us to open the canon, to familiarize ourselves with its content, history, and to experience its transformation in real life. This talk attempts to open the Buddhist canon from the perspective of humanities education and explore its humanistic value in a post-pandemic global society.
• Wu, J. (2021, Oct 9). GIS Approaches to Regional Religious Systems in Hangzhou, China. Western Conference of the Association of Asian Studies (WCAAS 2021). online: Association of Asian Studies (WCAAS 2021).
• Wu, J. (2021, Oct. 29). “The Beginning of Modern Buddhist Canon Compilations: Ａ History of the Ōbaku Canon 黃檗藏 in East Asia and the West.”. Cornell University Society for Buddhist Studies. online: Cornell University Society for Buddhist Studies.
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  “The Beginning of Modern Buddhist Canon Compilations: Ａ History of the Ōbaku Canon 黃檗藏 in East Asiaand the West.” Cornell University Society for Buddhist Studies (online). Oct. 29, 2021.
• Wu, J. (2021, October 15). Machine-Human Collaborative Translation of Chinese Buddhist Texts: An Experiment with Supervised Deep Learning. International Conference on the Digital Humanities for Historical Works and Sinographs. online: National Research Foundation of Korea, South Korea and The Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea.
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  Machine-Human Collaborative Translation of Chinese Buddhist Texts: An Experiment with Supervised Deep Learning汉文佛教文本的人机协同翻译：一个可控深度学习的实验 WU Jiang(吴疆, Center for Buddhist Studies, The University of Arizona, United States)ZHANG HaiYong(张海勇, Boeckeler Instruments Inc, United States)Youteng Bi(毕幽腾, East Asian Studies, the University of Arizona, United States)Machine translation has been greatly advanced with the advent of AI and deep learning technologies. However, most successes have been achieved in Latin languages with above 90% accuracy rates rather than in the non-Latin languages such as Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. The most challenging area is the highly specialized academic humanities and literary areas, which often involve sophisticated expressions, allusions, and references to ancient classics and history, etc. Despite the existence of a large amount of digitized non-Latin literature, no enough samples from these sources have been utilized for training AI to conduct effective experiments to improve both the accuracy and algorism of machine translation. Moreover, it becomes clear that machine translation can not be separated from human intervention, which can significantly improve translation quality to approximate the complexity of linguist expression. Currently, there are several highly successful translation engines such as Google Translate, Baidu, etc. Their profit-driven business model has invested heavily in various applications such as various mobile applications and commercial plugins. However, most of their training samples have been adopted from daily spoken language, and only in this area, a high accuracy rate has been achieved. Although attempts have been made, it appears it is extremely difficult to improve further. We believe this is because the current AI engine lacks more sophisticated samples in academic humanities literature, which demonstrated a more complex linguistic structure and expression than daily conversational languages. In our preliminary testing of major translation engines, we found that they excelled in ordinary language learning but failed in translating accurately in more sophisticated subjects such as humanities and religions. We, therefore, propose to conduct an in-depth experiment to develop a translation procedure with machine-human collaboration by using academic literature written in Chinese as an example. Our twofold goal is to train the AI machine with enough samples under human supervision on the one hand and to develop a set of protocols for human experts to work with the machine. We will abandon the traditional word to word sentence translation model and embrace a deep understanding of the stream to stream syntax of academic writing for our first goal. We select Google Translate as our primary test engine with other secondary engines such as the IFly, Microsoft, WPS translation services as the comparison group. A self-defined dictionary will be created to allow the machine to establish a basic ontology of the subject matter. Then, a select sample of about 1GB of various original and translated academic materials such as papers, monographs, classical texts, compendia, dictionaries, and encyclopedias will be fed into the machine for TPU neural training and branch translation. A programmer will monitor the process closely and revise the algorithm as needed. For our second goal, we have a team of scholars, students, and translation experts familiar with the content and syntax of academic writing written in Chinese. According to our preliminary research, machine translation for academic literature have the following issues to deal with: 1). Frequently allusions to classical Chinese classics and history, showing the lack of samples in the current translation engines; 2). Complex syntax focusing on the topic rather than the subject, indicating that the translation algorithm has not yet been adopted to non-Latin grammatical patterns; 3). Failure to recognize proper names such as people’s names, place names, terms and concepts, colloquial expressions, demonstrating a need to train the machine with existing specialized dictionaries and encyclopedia. 4). Insufficient understanding of long sentences. In response to these problems, a guidebook will be developed to train human experts to work with the machine for a more efficient translation process. For example, long and obscure sentences and paragraphs can be processed first to cut into shorter sentences and rearrange to facilitate machine understanding. In addition, we will conduct a translation experiment to identify efficient ways to speed up human translation process with the help of AI translation. In our paper, we will report our findings and document the result of our experiment. The University of Arizona is particularly strong in linguistics and digital technology in translation studies. During our research, we will consult our colleagues and language experts in the Department of East Asian Studies and the Department of Linguists such as Norman Chomsky to gain a deeper understanding of the translation process of East Asian languages.
• Wu, J. (2021, Sept). Pei Xiu and the Fellowship of Dao-learners in Medieval Chan History. The University of the West Guest Lecture Series (online). online: The University of the West Guest Lecture Series (online).
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  “Pei Xiu and the Fellowship of Dao-learners in Medieval Chan History.” The University of the West GuestLecture Series (online). Sept. 2, 2021.
• Wu, J. (2021, Sept.). “Visualizing Regional Religious Systems (RRS): Mapping Hangzhou Buddhist Temples in a Digital Atlas.”. Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Meeting (online). online: Pacific Neighborhood Consortium.
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  “Visualizing Regional Religious Systems (RRS): Mapping Hangzhou Buddhist Temples in a Digital Atlas.” Co-presented with Philip Stoker. 2021 Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Meeting (online). Sept. 29, 2021.
• Wu, J. (2019, Aug). “The Carving of Kaibao Canon in Tenth-century Chengdu.”. International Conference on Buddhist Canons.. Kaohsiung: Foguangshan.
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  “The Carving of Kaibao Canon in Tenth-century Chengdu.” International Conference onBuddhist Canons. Aug. 9-11, 2019 at Foguangshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• Wu, J. (2019, July). “Ming Qing zhiji mengshan shishi kao”明清之际蒙山施食考” (The Transmission of the Mengshan Rite in Late Imperial China). 2019 Buddhist Intellectual History and Social History Seminar“2019年佛教观念史与社会史研修班,”. Beijing: Institute for Ethics and Religion, Tsinghua University.
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  “Ming Qing zhiji mengshan shishi kao”明清之际蒙山施食考” (The Transmission of the Mengshan Rite in Late Imperial China). 2019 Buddhist Intellectual History and Social History Seminar“2019年佛教观念史与社会史研修班,”Institute for Ethics and Religion, Tsinghua University. July 2, 2019. Beijing.
• Wu, J. (2019, May). “Place, Space, and the Formation of Hangzhou Buddhism: A Regional Religious System (RRS) Approach”. Famous Figures Associated with Buddhism in the Hangzhou Region.. Hangzhou: University of Arizona/Jiliang University.
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  “Place, Space, and the Formation of Hangzhou Buddhism: A Regional Religious System (RRS)Approach” Famous Figures Associated with Buddhism in the Hangzhou Region. May 16-19, 2019. Hangzhou.
• Wu, J. (2019, Nov.). “Riben Huangbozong kaishan zushi Zhongguo chanseng Yinyuan Longqi tongdu zhi mi zaitan: Yi Changqi de chanzong yu haiwai huaren shequ wei zhongxin.”日本黄檗宗開山祖師中國禅僧 隐元隆琦東渡之謎再探: 以長崎的禪宗與海外華人社區為中心 (A new investigation on the myth of Japanese Obaku Founder Yinyuan Longqi’s emigration: Zen Buddhism in Nagasaki and Overseas Chinese Communities). Forum on Huangbo Chan Buddhism and Asian Civilization黄 檗禅与亚洲文明论坛.. Fuqing: Wanfu Temple.
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  “Riben Huangbozong kaishan zushi Zhongguo chanseng Yinyuan Longqi tongdu zhi mi zaitan:Yi Changqi de chanzong yu haiwai huaren shequ wei zhongxin.”日本黄檗宗開山祖師中國禅僧隐元隆琦東渡之謎再探: 以長崎的禪宗與海外華人社區為中心 (A new investigation on the myth of Japanese Obaku Founder Yinyuan Longqi’s emigration: Zen Buddhism in Nagasaki and Overseas Chinese Communities). Forum on Huangbo Chan Buddhism and Asian Civilization黄檗禅与亚洲文明论坛. Fuqing, China. Nov. 21, 2019.
• Wu, J. (2019, September 20-21). “Place, Space, and the Formation of Hangzhou Buddhism: A Regional Religious System (RRS) Approach.”. International Conference on Spatial Perspective and Local Knowledge in the Spatial Humanities,. Taipei.: Academia Sinica, Taipei..
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  “Place, Space, and the Formation of Hangzhou Buddhism: A Regional Religious System (RRS)Approach.” International Conference on Spatial Perspective and Local Knowledge in the SpatialHumanities, September 20-21, 2019 at the Academia Sinica, Taipei.
• Wu, J. (2018, Aug.). “Dilemma and Dogma in Chan/Zen Studies: Further Thoughts on East Asian Buddhism in Later Centuries.”. Acceptance Speech for Tianzhu Book Prize for the Excellence in Chan Studies. Vancouver: University of British Columbia.
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  “Dilemma and Dogma in Chan/Zen Studies: Further Thoughts on East Asian Buddhism in Later Centuries.” Acceptance Speech for Tianzhu Book Prize for the Excellence in Chan Studies, University of British Columbia, Aug. 12, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, June). “On the non-Hierarchical Nature of Regional Religious Systems”. International Conference “China in Time and Space: G. William Skinner’s Ideas Going Forward”. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June 20-23, 2018..
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  “On the non-Hierarchical Nature of Regional Religious Systems” International Conference “China in Time and Space: G. William Skinner’s Ideas Going Forward” Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, June 20-23, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, June). “大数据时代下区域宗教系统的理论和实践” (Theory and Practice of Regional Religious Systems in the Age of Big Data.”. lecture series. Wuhan, China: Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan.
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  “大数据时代下区域宗教系统的理论和实践” (Theory and Practice of Regional Religious Systems in the Age of Big Data.” Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan, May 15, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, June). “日本宇治黄檗山万福寺文华殿所藏近代东亚佛教文献初探” (Preliminary Investigations on the Buddhist Sources about Modern East Asian Buddhism Preserved in Bunkaten at Manpukuji, Ōbakusan, Uji, Japan),. lecture series. Wuhan: Department of Philosophy at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, June 16, 2018..
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  “日本宇治黄檗山万福寺文华殿所藏近代东亚佛教文献初探” (Preliminary Investigations on the Buddhist Sources about Modern East Asian Buddhism Preserved in Bunkaten at Manpukuji, Ōbakusan, Uji, Japan), Department of Philosophy at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, June 16, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, March). “Performing Authenticity: Li Zhi 李贄 (1527-1602), Chan Buddhism, and the Rise of Textual Spirituality. ”. International Conference “Creating the World of Chan/ Sŏn /Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its Spread throughout East Asia,”. Tucson: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, March 28-31, 2018..
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  “Performing Authenticity: Li Zhi 李贄 (1527-1602), Chan Buddhism, and the Rise of Textual Spirituality. ” International Conference “Creating the World of Chan/ Sŏn /Zen: Chinese Chan Buddhism and its Spread throughout East Asia,” The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, March 28-31, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, May). “Dilemma and Dogma in Chan/Zen Studies: Further Thoughts on East Asian Buddhism in Later Centuries.”. Chan Studies Symposium. McMaster University: McMaster University.
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  “Dilemma and Dogma in Chan/Zen Studies: Further Thoughts on East Asian Buddhism in Later Centuries.” Chan Studies Symposium, McMaster University, May 11, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, May). “Reinventing the Tripitaka: Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia.”. Lecture series. Shanghai: Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China, May 20, 2018..
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  “Reinventing the Tripitaka: Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia.” Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China, May 20, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, May). “对于十七世纪禅宗崛起与衰落的一种解读” (Interpreting the Rise and Fall of Chan Buddhism in the Seventeenth Century). ICSCC Visiting Scholar Workshop on “Buddhism and Methods: Ming-Qing Buddhism and Related Topics” on at. ICSCC Visiting Scholar Workshop on “Buddhism and Methods: Ming-Qing Buddhism and Related Topics”. Shanghai: Fudan University, Shanghai, China. May 23, 2018..
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  “对于十七世纪禅宗崛起与衰落的一种解读” (Interpreting the Rise and Fall of Chan Buddhism in the Seventeenth Century). ICSCC Visiting Scholar Workshop on “Buddhism and Methods: Ming-Qing Buddhism and Related Topics” on at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. May 23, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, May). “隐元禅师与东亚佛教” (Yinyuan and East Asian Buddhism),. lecture series. Shanghai: Donghua University, Shanghai. May 23, 2018..
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  “隐元禅师与东亚佛教” (Yinyuan and East Asian Buddhism), Donghua University, Shanghai. May 23, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, Nov.). “The Chinese Buddhist Canon and the Rise of Textual Modernity in East Asia.”. International Conference “Tripitaka for the future: Envisioning the Buddhist Canon in the Digital Age,”. Tucson: Center for Buddhist Studies.
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  “The Chinese Buddhist Canon and the Rise of Textual Modernity in East Asia.” International Conference “Tripitaka for the future: Envisioning the Buddhist Canon in the Digital Age,” The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Nov. 2-4, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, Oct.). "Buddhism as a Transforming Agent in World Civilizations.". Fifth World Buddhist Forum. Putian: Chinese Buddhist Association.
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  "Buddhism as a Transforming Agent in World Civilizations." keynote speech at the general assembly of Fifth World Buddhist Forum, Putian, China, Oct. 30, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, Oct.). The Rule of Marginality: Hypothesizing the Transmission of the Mengshan Rite for Feeding the Hungry Ghosts in Late Imperial China. Myriad Teachings with One Nature: Buddhism in China and Inner Asia. New York: Columbia University.
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  Myriad Teachings with One Nature: Buddhism in China and Inner AsiaDepartment of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University,International Center for Buddhist Studies, Remin University of China,Confucius Institute (Hanban)Shapiro 415 (Oct. 5) & Kent 403 (Oct. 6),Columbia University, New York City, October 5-6, 2018
• Wu, J. (2018, Sept). “Encountering the Jesuits: Intellectual Interactions between Christians and Chan Buddhists in Seventeenth-Century China.”. 2018 Songshan Forum. Dengfeng, China: Institute of Advanced Humanities, Peking University.
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  “Encountering the Jesuits: Intellectual Interactions between Christians and Chan Buddhists in Seventeenth-Century China.” 2018 Songshan Forum, Dengfeng, Sept. 15, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2018, Sept). “明末禅宗的崛起与文人士大夫的“文字境界””(The Rise of Chan Buddhism in the Late Ming and the “Textual Spirituality” of Literati).. Lecture series. Beijing: Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 13, 2018..
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  “明末禅宗的崛起与文人士大夫的“文字境界””(The Rise of Chan Buddhism in the Late Ming and the “Textual Spirituality” of Literati). Peking University, Beijing, Sept. 13, 2018.
• Wu, J., & Zhang, H. (2018, Nov.). “Preliminary Research on the Chinese Buddhist Canon based on Google Attention OCR and TensorFlow Applications.”. International Conference “TRIPITAKA FOR THE FUTURE: Envisioning the Buddhist Canon in the Digital Age,”. Tucson: Center for Buddhist Studies.
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  “Preliminary Research on the Chinese Buddhist Canon based on Google Attention OCR and TensorFlow Applications.” (Co-presented with Haiyong Zhang). International Conference “TRIPITAKA FOR THE FUTURE: Envisioning the Buddhist Canon in the Digital Age,” The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, Nov. 2-4, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2016, April 7-8.). “Further Thoughts on Regional Religious Systems (RRS): Theoretical and Methodological Issues.”. The Formation of Regional Religious Systems in Greater China.. Tucson, University of Arizona: University of Arizona and Chiang Chingkuo Foundation.
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  “Further Thoughts on Regional Religious Systems (RRS): Theoretical and Methodological Issues.” Conference “The Formation of Regional Religious Systems in Greater China.” April 7-8. 2016. Tucson, University of Arizona
• Wu, J. (2016, August 26-29). “Finding the First Chinese Tripitaka in Europe: The 1872 Iwakura Mission in Britain and the Mystery of Ōbaku Canon in the India Office Library”.. “When the Himalaya Meets with Alps: International Forum on Buddhist Art & Buddhism's Transmission to Europe: International Forum on Buddhist Art and Buddhism’s Transmission to Europe.”. Madrid, Spain: UBC and Sixth Patriarch Temple.
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  “Finding the First Chinese Tripitaka in Europe: The 1872 Iwakura Mission in Britain and the Mystery of Ōbaku Canon in the India Office Library”. Conference entitled “When the Himalaya Meets with Alps: International Forum on Buddhist Art & Buddhism's Transmission to Europe: International Forum on Buddhist Art and Buddhism’s Transmission to Europe.” Madrid, Spain. August 26-29, 2016.
• Wu, J. (2016, Dec. 19-20). "Discipline and Enlightenment: Spreading the Triple Platform Ordination Ceremony in the Seventeenth Century China.”. “Buddhist Monastic Discipline in China and Beyond.”. Università degli Studi di Perugia.: A conference financed by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange..
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  "Discipline and Enlightenment: Spreading the Triple Platform Ordination Ceremony in the Seventeenth Century China.” “Buddhist Monastic Discipline in China and Beyond.” Università degli Studi di Perugia. A conference financed by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange. Dec. 19-20, 2016.
• Wu, J. (2016, Feb. 18). "Studying Tripitaka in a Post-Canon Age: Critical Issues in the field of the Chinese Buddhist Canon.". invited. Brown University: Brown University.
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  "Studying Tripitaka in a Post-Canon Age: Critical Issues in the field of the Chinese Buddhist Canon." Brown University. Feb. 18, 2016
• Wu, J. (2016, June 15 – 18). “Further Notes on Kaibao Canon開寶藏: Its Carving in Sichuan.”. Dunhuang Sutra Transmission and Translation Conference. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China.: Woodenfish Foundation.
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  “Further Notes on Kaibao Canon開寶藏: Its Carving in Sichuan.” Dunhuang Sutra Transmissionand Translation Conference, organized by Wooden Fish Foundation, June 15 – 18, 2016. Dunhuang, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China.
• Wu, J. (2016, June 20). “Regional Religious Systems and Social and Cultural History in China” (Quyu zongjiao xitong yu Zhongguo shehui wenhuashi yanjiu 区域宗教系统与中国社会文化史的研究. College of History and Culture, Shaanxi Normal University. Xi’an, China: College of History and Culture, Shaanxi Normal University.
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  “Regional Religious Systems and Social and Cultural History in China” (Quyu zongjiao xitongyu Zhongguo shehui wenhuashi yanjiu 区域宗教系统与中国社会文化史的研究. College of History and Culture, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China. June 20, 2016. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, May 6 & 7). “The Fracturing of a Textual Double: Religious Transformations and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia Global Reformations.”. Global Reformations: Religion and the Making of the Modern World. University of Wisconsin-Madison: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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  “The Fracturing of a Textual Double: Religious Transformations and the Authenticity Crisis in Early Modern East Asia Global Reformations.” Religion and the Making of the Modern WorldMay 6 & 7. University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 6-7, 2016
• Wu, J. (2016, Nov. 13). “Chan Master Yinyuan Longqi and the Formation of East Asian Buddhism in Early Modern East Asia.” (Yinyuan Longqi chanshi yu qianjindai dongya fojiaoquan de xingcheng隱元隆琦禪師與 前近代東亞佛教圈的形成.). Beijing Buddhist Seminary. Guangji Temple, Beijing: Beijing Buddhist Seminary.
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  “Chan Master Yinyuan Longqi and the Formation of East Asian Buddhism in Early Modern East Asia.” (Yinyuan Longqi chanshi yu qianjindai dongya fojiaoquan de xingcheng隱元隆琦禪師與前近代東亞佛教圈的形成.) Beijing Buddhist Seminary, Guangji Temple, Beijing, Nov. 13, 2016. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, Nov. 15). "Finding the First Chinese Tripitaka in Europe: The 1872 Iwakura Mission in Britain and the Mystery of the Obaku Tetsugen Canon in the Indian Office Library."传入欧洲的第一部汉文大 藏经： 1872年日本岩仓使团出访英伦与英帝国印度事务局图书馆所藏《黄檗藏》 探秘.. Institute of Religion, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Beijing: Institute of Religion, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
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  "Finding the First Chinese Tripitaka in Europe: The 1872 Iwakura Mission in Britain and the Mystery of the Obaku Tetsugen Canon in the Indian Office Library."传入欧洲的第一部汉文大藏经： 1872年日本岩仓使团出访英伦与英帝国印度事务局图书馆所藏《黄檗藏》 探秘. Institute of Religion, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing. Nov. 15, 2016. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, Nov. 22). “Further Thought about Regional Religious Systems.” (Guanyu quyu zongjiao xitong de ruogan sikao关于区域宗教系统的若干思考). Institute of Historical Geography, Fudan University. Shanghai: Institute of Historical Geography, Fudan University.
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  “Further Thought about Regional Religious Systems.” (Guanyu quyu zongjiao xitong de ruogan sikao关于区域宗教系统的若干思考) Institute of Historical Geography, Fudan University, Shanghai. Nov. 22, 2016. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, Nov.). “The Past and Future of the Study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon in Europe and America in the Past Hundred Years.” (Jinbainian lai Ou Mei hanwen fojiao dazangjing yanjiu de huigu yu zhanwang近百年来欧美汉文佛教大藏经研究的回顾和展望).. Zhejiang Buddhist Seminary, Anfu Temple. Wenzhou,: Zhejiang Buddhist Seminary, Anfu Temple.
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  “The Past and Future of the Study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon in Europe and America in the Past Hundred Years.” (Jinbainian lai Ou Mei hanwen fojiao dazangjing yanjiu de huigu yu zhanwang近百年来欧美汉文佛教大藏经研究的回顾和展望). Zhejiang Buddhist Seminary, Anfu Temple, Wenzhou, Nov. 2017. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, Nov.14). “The Idea of Authenticity in Chinese Thought and its Significance.” (Zhongguo sixiang Zhong de Benzhen guannian jiqi yiyi中国思想中的“本真”观念及其意义.. Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University. Beijing.
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  “The Idea of Authenticity in Chinese Thought and its Significance.” (Zhongguo sixiang Zhong de Benzhen guannian jiqi yiyi中国思想中的“本真”观念及其意义. ) Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Nov. 14, 2016. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, November 17- 19). Diplomacy and the Founding of Manpukuji in 1661. (1654 nian Riben Huangbozong zushi Yinyuan Longqi dongdu de lishi Beijing zaitan: Dechuan mufu de ‘dajun waijiao’ yu 1661nian 1654年日本黃檗宗祖師隱元隆琦東渡的歷史背景再探: 德川幕府的“大君外交”與1661年 萬福寺的成立). International Seminar on Chinese Buddhist Culture of Ancestral Monasteries.. Xi’an, Shanxi Province, China.: Chinese Buddhist Association.
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  “The Historical Background of the Obaku Founder Yinyuan’s Migration to Japan: The ‘Taikun’ Diplomacy and the Founding of Manpukuji in 1661. (1654 nian Riben Huangbozong zushi Yinyuan Longqi dongdu de lishi Beijing zaitan: Dechuan mufu de ‘dajun waijiao’ yu 1661nian 1654年日本黃檗宗祖師隱元隆琦東渡的歷史背景再探: 德川幕府的“大君外交”與1661年萬福寺的成立). International Seminar on Chinese Buddhist Culture of Ancestral Monasteries. November 17- 19, 2016. Xi’an, Shanxi Province, China. (Delivered in Chinese)
• Wu, J. (2016, Oct. 21). “Chinese Religion from a Geographical Perspective: The Regional Religious System (RRS) Approach.”. The School of Geography & Development, University of Arizona. Tucson: The School of Geography & Development, University of Arizona.
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  “Chinese Religion from a Geographical Perspective: The Regional Religious System (RRS) Approach.” The School of Geography & Development, University of Arizona, Tucson. Oct. 21, 2016.
• Wu, J. (2015, April 9-10, 2015.). “Key Issues in the Study of the Chinese Buddhist Canon.” Keynote speech. delivered at The third international conference on the Chinese Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia. Provo, Utah: organized by Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona..
• Wu, J. (2015, April). “Reading Religion as Event History: Chinese Monks, the Pirate King, and Japanese Shoguns in Seventeenth-century East Asia.”. Invited talk for Institute for Chinese Studies, Ohio State University. April 3, 2015.. Institute for Chinese Studies, Ohio State University: Institute for Chinese Studies, Ohio State University.
• Wu, J. (2015, May 11). “Feiyin Tongrong’s First Disciple Yinyuan Longqi and the Revival of Buddhism in Early Modern East Asia.“径山首出”隐元隆琦禅师与前近代东亚佛教的振兴.. Jingshan Lecture series. Hangzhou Buddhist Academy: Hangzhou Buddhist Academy and Jingshan Monastery.
• Wu, J. (2015, May 13, 2015.). “ The Life and After Lives of the Tang-dynasty monks Tianwang Daowu and Tianhuang Daowu: On the Ideological Struggle of Buddhist Literature in the History of Chinese Chan Buddhism.” 唐 代禅僧“天王”道悟与“天皇”道悟的前世今生：试论中国禅宗史上有关佛教文献的意 识形态斗争. invited talk. Hangzhou, China.: Zhejiang University, Center for Song Studies..
• Wu, J. (2015, May 9-10, 2015.). “Jiaxing Canon and the First Chinese Buddhist Canon Brought to Europe” (《嘉兴藏》与传入 欧洲的第一部汉文大藏经《黄檗藏》的关系).. The Past, Present, and Future of the Printed Canon: Centering on Jingshan Canon (刻本大藏经研究的过去、现在与未来──以 《径山藏》为中心). Hangzhou, China: organized by Zhejiang Gongshang University and Jingshan Monastery. Hangzhou,.
• Wu, J. (2015, Nov. 21, 2015.). “Episode of Chan Encounter Dialogue from Seventeenth-century China.”. Zen Reading Group at American Association of Religion Annual Meeting.. Atlanta: American Association of Religion Annual Meeting.
• Wu, J. (2015, Oct. 2-3, 2015.). “Edo Bakufu’s Failure of Recruiting the Chinese Obaku Monks in the Eighteenth Century” (黃檗 僧東渡斷絕考─十八世紀江戶幕府的唐僧招請).. The Obaku Sect and Cultural Exchanges in Seventeenth-century East Asia (黃檗宗與十七世紀的東亞文化交流). Taibei, Taiwan, (Delivered in Chinese): organized by Taiwan University..
• Wu, J. (2015, Oct. 4-6, 2015.). “From Manuscript to Print: The Carving of Kaibao Canon in the Tenth-century Chengdu, Sichuan.". Paper, Print & Cyberspace: The Perspective of a Global Network for the Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Studies of Buddhism & East Asian Religions.. Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia,.
• Wu, J. (2015, Provo, April 9-10, 2015.). "Finding the First Chinese Tripitaka in Europe: The 1872 Iwakura Mission in Britain and the Mystery of the Obaku Tetsugen Canon in the Indian Office Library.". The Third International conference on the Chinese Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University and the University of Arizona..
• Wu, J. (2015, Sept. 10-14). “Religious Imagination and Spiritual Humanism: A Reading of the Lotus Sutra.”. “Spiritual Humanism: Collectively Constructing a Life Focused Human Community: The Fourth Session of The Centre of Heaven and Earth (Songshan) – Forum on Chinese and World Civilizations”,. Dengfeng, Henan, China: Institute of Advanced Studies of Humanities, Beijing University.
• Wu, J. (2014, August 21, 2014.). Taikun’s Zen Master From China. invited talk at Institute of World History,C hinese Academy of Social Sciences,. Beijing: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
• Wu, J. (2014, August 22-24, 2014). Zai Tian-Ren zhiji xunzhao zhongguo ren de benzhen” (In search of authenticity of Chinese people: an alternative interpretation of Chinese Civilization and Modernity) 在天人之际寻找中 国人的本真：对华夏文明和现代性的另类解读. The Third Session of The Centre of Heaven and Earth (Songshan) – Forum on Chinese and World Civilizations.. Dengfeng, China: Beijing University.
• Wu, J. (2014, March 30). Further Thoughts on Regional Religious System: Theoretical and Methodological Issues. AAS Panel on “Spatial Studies of Chinese Religions and Society,”. Philadelphia: AAS.
• Wu, J. (2014, Nov. 21-25, 2014.). Imagining Tripitaka: Legends about the Buddhist Canon in Chinese Sources. AAR Panel on “Buddhist Scriptures.”. San Diego,: AAR.
• Wu, J., & Tong, D. (2014, October 17-18th, 2014.). Spatial Analysis of Contemporary Chinese Buddhist Monasteries. International Conference “Buddhism after Mao: Exploring Chinese Models of Religious Production,” ,. INALCO, Paris: INALCO.

Reviews

• Wu, J. (2018. The Buddhist Roots of Zhu Xi's Philosophical Thought.
• Wu, J. (2020. Review of Claudia Wenzel, Yong Wang, and Lothar Ledderose (eds.). Buddhist Stone Sutras in China, Vol 3. Shandong Province(pp Bulletin of SOAS 82/3 (October 2019)).
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  Review of Claudia Wenzel, Yong Wang, and Lothar Ledderose (eds.). Buddhist Stone Sutras in China, Vol 3. Shandong Province (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2017), Bulletin of SOAS 82/3 (October 2019). Accepted and forthcoming.
• Wu, J. (2020. Review of Steven Heine, From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018..
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  Review of Steven Heine, From Chinese Chan to Japanese Zen: A Remarkable Century of Transmission and Transformation. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
• Wu, J. (2020. Review of Ven. Xing Yun’s “Fofa zhenyi 佛法真義” (True Teaching of Buddhism)(pp 106-113).
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  Review of Ven. Xing Yun’s “Fofa zhenyi 佛法真義” (True Teaching of Buddhism), Journal of Humanistic Buddhism (Taiwan), Vol. 25 (2020): 106-113. Accepted and forthcoming.
• Wu, J. (2014. Review of Jimmy Yu, Sanctity and Self-Inflicted Violence in Chinese Religions, 1500-1700, (Oxford University Press, 2012),(pp 215-18). University of Chicago.

Creative Productions

• Wu, J. (2020. Poetic Melody from Hangzhou. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTTjsKmBGvw
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  POETIC MELODY FROM HANGZHOU杭州詩韵Lead Musician: He-Yi 何怡, Vocal & Guqin (Chinese Zither)This event will be broadcast twice in two different times and platforms for North American and Asian audiences respectively. You are welcome to join any of the performances. For other time zones, please use a time zone converter, as Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time.To receive a link to view the concert and an electronic program book in English and Chinese, please sign up for our email list here: http://eepurl.com/gb2yaD. You should receive a Zoom link automatically. If you are already on our list, you should have received the link. This link will allow you to access all of our 2020 fall events. No need to register multiple times.American Premiere and Viewing Platform:Date/Time in Arizona: Nov. 7, 2020, 7 pm - 8 pm (MST)Center for Buddhist Studies Youtube Channel, Facebook, ZoomAsian Premiere and Viewing Platform:Date/Time in Beijing: 2020, Nov. 7, 7 pm - 8 pm (BST)Ms. He-Yi’s bilibili channel.Program:1. “Ding Feng Bo” 定風波 (Calming Wave and Wind), lyrics by Su Shi 蘇軾 (1037-1101)，Hangzhou Mayor, composed by Jin Wei, 3’302. “An Xiang” 暗香 (Fragrance from Somewhere Unseen), lyrics and music composed by Jiang Kui 姜夔 (1155-1221), resident of Hangzhou, adapted by Liu Qing, 4’303. “Gu Yuan” 古怨 (Ancient Lament), lyrics and music composed by Jiang Kui, resident of Hangzhou, transcribed by Wu Wenguang, 4’004. “Zhu Zhi Yin” 竹枝吟 (Song of Bamboo Twigs), lyrics by Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫 (772-842), music from Master Donggao’s Musical Notation for Chinese Zither (Donggao qinpu/ Tōkō kinfu 東皋琴譜), a 17th century collection of Chinese music originating from Yongfu Temple in Hangzhou, transcribed by Wu Wenguang, 3’305. “Qiu Feng Ci” 秋風辭 (Autumn Wind Lyrics), lyrics by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty 漢武帝 (156 BC-87 BC) from Master Donggao’s Musical Notation for Chinese Zither (Donggao qinpu/ Tōkō kinfu), transcribed by Lin Chen, 3’306. “Waka” (Four Japanese Waka Songs) from Master Donggao’s Musical Notation for Chinese Zither (Donggao qinpu/ Tōkō kinfu), transcribed by Lin Chen, 5’00 “Fuji 富士,” lyrics by Yamabe no Akahito 山辺赤人 (8th century); “Yamazato 山裏,” lyrics by Minamoto no Muneyuki Ason 源宗于朝臣 (10th century); “Yamazakura 山櫻,” lyrics by Gyōson 行尊 (1055-1135); “Haruno 春野,” lyrics by Emperor Kōkō 光孝天皇 (830-887)7. “Fenghuang tai shang yi chuixiao”鳳凰臺上憶吹簫 (Nostalgia for Fluting on the Phoenix Terrace), lyrics by Li Qingzhao 李清照 (1084-1155), music from Master Donggao’s Musical Notation for Chinese Zither (Donggao qinpu/ Tōkō kinfu), transcribed by He Yi, adapted by Liu Qing, 4’008. “Lingyin si ge” 靈隱寺歌 (Song of Lingyin Temple), lyrics by Ven. Dingyuan/Wang Zhaoguo 定源 (王招國), former Lingyin Temple resident monk, professor at Shanghai Normal University, music composed by Qi HaodiSupported by:Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou, ChinaLingyin Buddhist Studies Lecture Series, Center for Buddhist Studies,University of ArizonaAmerican Culture & Ideas Initiative, Fred Fox School of Music, University of ArizonaPoetry Center, College of Humanities, University of ArizonaDepartment of East Asian Studies, College of Humanities, University of ArizonaTo receive a link to view the concert and an electronic program book in English and Chinese, please sign up for our email list here: http://eepurl.com/gb2yaD. You should receive a Zoom link automatically.

Other Teaching Materials

• Wu, J. (2015. A Conversation about Zen Buddhism with Bill Porter. University Of Arizona.
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  This is an interview created for EAS 222 Zen Buddhism class.

Others

• Wu, J. (2022, 11). Preface to Teaching Buddhism Through Calligraphy: Masters Hsin-yun and Hongyi (以筆墨弘揚佛法：星雲大師與弘一大師) by Prof. Chia-lin Pao Tao. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1647841283
• Wu, J. (2021, 27–28 November 2021). Interview: Opening the Canon: New Challenges to Buddhist Studies in Humanities Education. TLKY International Conference 2021. https://teahouse.buddhistdoor.net/the-tlky-international-conference-2021-interview-series-prof-wu-jiang/?fbclid=IwAR3CV36JoX1WjmSaOoQYptgo4ZPk1wYOrJGYztDFUPz2blNCXPDL7tzreCg
• Wu, J., & Zi, X. (2015, July). Translation for “Defining the Chinese Buddhist Canon: Its Origin, Periodization, and Future,” by Fang Guangchang and translated by Xin Zi and Jiang Wu.. Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies 28 (2015): 1–34..