May, 2022
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 8
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2021. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
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April, 2021
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 7
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2020. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
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March, 2020
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 6
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2019. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
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March, 2019
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 5
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2018. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
Click here to see issues
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February, 2018
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 4
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2017. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
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December 5, 2017
Lecture: "Bioethics in Chinese Culture"
Prof. Ikezawa graduated from The University of Tokyo
and earned Ph.D. in philosophy from The University of British Columbia. He
currently specializes in Chinese religion, ancestral worship, and death and
life studies and also writes many articles on Confucianism. In his lecture,
Prof. Ikezawa first introduced the basic concept of bioethics and exemplified
the bioethical stream in the.........read more |
November 30, 2017
Lecture: "Buddhism and Bioethics"
Dr. Yamamoto specializes in virology and infectious
disease medicine. He earned Ph.D. from Department of Molecular Virology, Graduate
School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He served as a researcher and a
medical doctor at National Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tokyo Medical
and Dental University. As part of projects related to The Institute of Oriental
Philosophy.........read more |
November 18, 2017
Exhibition Attracted 62,000 Visitors in Singapore
On
October 1, 2017, “The Lotus Sutra―A Message of Peace and Harmonious
Coexistence” exhibition was launched at The Arts House (old Parliament) in
Singapore. The exhibition was organized by The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
(IOP), the Dunhuang Academy and Singapore Soka Association (SSA). Thanks to the
first co-organization with the Dunhuang Academy, the.........read more |
November 14, 2017
Lecture: "Progress of Science and Past, Present and Future of Ethical Issues over Life with Reference to Discussion in Christianity"
Prof.
Kohara is a specialist in Christian theology, religious ethics and
comparative
study of monotheistic religions. He earned a Th.D. from Doshisha
Graduate
School of Theology. He served as Director of the Center for
Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions.........read more |
October 31, 2017
Lecture: "Bioethical Issues in Islam"
Dr.
Aoyagi specializes in religious studies and history of Islamic thought. Having studied
Arabic at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, she received Ph.D. in literature
at The University of Tokyo and served there as an assistant professor of
Islamic Studies courses. To date, The Institute of Oriental Philosophy has
interacted with her through the lectures on marriage in Islam (2010).........read more |
October 21, 2017
IOP Organizes Buddhist Sūtras Exhibition in Rennes
On
October 21, 2017, the tour exhibition of “Buddhist Sūtras: A Universal
Spiritual Heritage―Manuscripts and
Iconography of the Lotus Sūtra” was launched at Centre Culturel Bouddhique de Rennes in northwestern
France. The exhibition has broader scope into Buddhism
itself based on items of “The Lotus Sutra―A Message of Peace and Harmonious
Coexistence” exhibition.........read more |
October 8, 2017
Special Lecture: "For Solidarity of Peace in East Asia"
Dr. Lee Soo-sung, known as a politician with
philosophy, served as Prime Minister of South Korea and president of Seoul National
University. Having received his LL.D., he wrote many books and articles on
criminal law and criminal policy. In 1999, he had a dialogue with Soka Gakkai
International (SGI) President Daisaku Ikeda, founder of the Institute of
Oriental Philosophy, on various.........read more |
October 1, 2017
IOP Holds Lotus Sutra Exhibition in Singapore
On
October 1, 2017, “The Lotus Sutra―A Message of Peace and Harmonious
Coexistence” exhibition was launched at The Arts House (old Parliament) in
Singapore. The exhibition was organized by The Institute of Oriental Philosophy
(IOP), Dunhuang Academy and Singapore Soka Association (SSA). Thanks to the
first co-organization with Dunhuang Academy, the.........read more |
October 1, 2017
Lotus Sutra Guidebook (English)
The English edition of the guidebook, ‘The Lotus Sutra ― A Message of
Peace and Harmonious Coexistence’
was finally translated, edited and published
by Eternal Ganges Press. The publication covers the exhibition
which was
planned and produced by The Institute of Oriental Philosophy.
The content is reedited based on displays and panels of the renewed
exhibition. With full colored images,
the guidebook introduces the history of
the dissemination.......read more
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August 24, 2017
IOP Publishes The Journal of Oriental Studies volume 27
Special Series:
Dialogue: Awakening a Great Revival of Our Humanity (1)
- Axinia D. Djourova / Daisaku Ikeda
Feature 1: Buddhist Sūtras―A Universal Spiritual Heritage.......read more
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May 22, 2017
IOP Publishes Newsletter No. 3
It covers
the news of three main projects (research, academic exchange and publication)
carried out from
January to December 2016. The current and back numbers are
available in both Japanese and English.
.......read more |
May 4, 2017
IOP Holds Lotus Sutra Exhibition in Thailand
On
May 3, 2017, “The Lotus Sutra―A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence”
exhibition was launched in Thailand, a Buddhist country in Southeast Asia. The
exhibition was planned and produced by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy,
and co-organized by the Ministry of Culture (Thailand), the World Buddhist
University and Soka Gakkai Thailand. The full........read more
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May 3, 2017
IOP Concludes Academic Exchange Agreement with WBU
For
the academic exchange agreement between the World Buddhist University (WBU) in the
Kingdom of Thailand and the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP), an MOU signing
ceremony was held on May 3, 2017 at the Headquarters of Soka Gakkai Thailand (near
Bangkok). Dr. Noranit Setabutr, Chairman of the WBU Council, and Mr. Akira
Kirigaya, Director of IOP........read more
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April 2, 2017
IOP Publishes Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series 15 Since its first
publication of Sanskrit Lotus Sutra
Fragments from the Lüshun Museum Collection, Facsimile Edition and Romanized Text in 1997, our projects on
textual studies have been carried out through three periods with the aim of
publishing a critical edition of the Gilgit-Nepalese Sanskrit Lotus Sutra. This Book, Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscript from the National........read more
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March 19-20, 2017
IOP Holds 32nd Annual Conference
On
March 19 and 20, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) held its
32nd annual conference at Soka University and IOP respectively. At the
conference, marking the 55th anniversary of its founding, domestic and
overseas research fellows gathered to have significant presentations
and active discussions on various themes including the Lotus Sutra,
interreligious and.......read more |
November 30, 2016
Lecture: "Thoughts on Earth in the Contemporary World"
Prof. Keta has
taught at Kanazawa
University, and currently specializes in religious philosophy and
religious
studies. Having earned her PhD in literature at Kyoto University, she
now
teaches there while also serving as president of the Japanese
Association for
Religious Studies. Prof. Keta has written many books including Nishida Kitaro ‘Zen no Kenkyu’ [‘The Study
of Good.......read more |
November 21, 2016
First Lotus Sutra Exhibition Held in Peru
On November 21,
2016, "The Lotus
Sutra—A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition was
launched at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) in
Lima, Peru.
UNMSM, established in 1551, is the oldest academic institution in South
America. The exhibition was created by the Institute of Oriental
Philosophy
(IOP) and organized.......read more |
November 17, 2016
Lecture: "A Sustainable Future and Religion"
Prof. Kato is an
honorary professor at Kyoto
University. To date, he has taught at Chiba University and Kyoto
University and
served as president of Tottori University of Environmental Studies. He
is a
specialist in philosophy, bioethics and environmental ethics. He has
written
many books including Tetsugaku no Shimei
[Mission of Philosophy] (1992), Hegeru
Tetsugaku no......read more |
October 25, 2016
Lecture: "Toynbee and Religion"
Dr. Kawakubo’s fields of research are the comparative study of
civilizations and American literature. He served as the dean of the
College of Foreign Languages at Reitaku University, vice president of
the International Society for the Comparative Study of Civilizations
and president of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society of Japan. While
lecturing at Reitaku University......read more |
October 3, 2016
Lecture: "Multimimentional Understanding of Islam--the Dialogue with Muslims in Indonesia"
Prof. Kato is a professor at the Graduate School of Policy Studies at Chuo University in Tokyo. His specialties are
Anthropology of Religion and Society and Comparative Civilizations.
Prof. Kato graduated from Hosei University in Tokyo and obtained his
Ph.D. from the University of Sydney in Australia......read more
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October, 2016
IOP Publishes The Journal of Oriental Studies volume 26
Feature: The Possibility of Buddhism for the Future of Humankind
From the Second Symposium with the Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies
・Opening Address - Richard Gombrich ......read more
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September 21, 2016
Lotus Sutra Exhibition Opens in South Korea
On September 21, 2016, “The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and
Harmonious Coexistence” exhibition was launched in South Korea. To
date, it has shown in 13 countries. Some 2,500 delegates including
South Korean academics, media representatives and leaders in politics,
finance and education attended the opening ceremony held at Ikeda
Memorial Hall in Seoul......read more
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April 2-10, 2016
IOP
organizes "Buddhist Sutras: A Universal Spiritual Heritage--Manuscripts
and Iconography of the Lotus Sutra Exhibition" in Paris
From
April 2 to 10, 2016, “Buddhist Sutras: A universal spiritual
heritage―manuscripts and iconography of the Lotus Sutra” exhibition was
held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
The exhibition was organized by the Soka Cultural Association in
France, and supported by the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian
Academy of Sciences (IOM RAS)......read more |
March 20, 2016
IOP holds they Smposium: "The
Possibility of Buddhism for the Future of Humankind" in Oxford
The Oxford Centre for
Buddhist Studies (OCBS), a Recognized Independent Centre (RIC) of the
University of Oxford that was founded in 2004, conducts a wide range of
research including studies of Early Buddhist Manuscripts as well as
Buddhist theories and practices. .....read more |
March 20, 2016
Lecture on “The Psychology of
Democracy”
On
March 19 and 20, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) held its
31st annual conference at Soka University and the IOP respectively.
Since its inauguration, IOP annual conferences have been held with the
aim of contributing to a global civilization through the study of
various topics including the Lotus Sutra, interreligious and
intercivilizational dialogue, peace, human rights and the
environment......read more
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March 19-20, 2016
IOP Holds 31st Annual Conference
On
March 19 and 20, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) held its
31st annual conference at Soka University and the IOP respectively.
Since its inauguration, IOP annual conferences have been held with the
aim of contributing to a global civilization through the study of
various topics including the Lotus Sutra, interreligious and
intercivilizational dialogue, peace, human rights and the
environment.....read more
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October 29, 2015
Lecture: “The
Relationships Among Life, Art, Scientific Technique”
Dr. Cassim
is from Sri Lanka. He is a specialist in architectonics and urban
engineering and obtained his MA from the University of Tokyo. He has
served as a dean at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and as vice
president of Ritsumeikan University. Currently, he is a director of
Kyoto Museum for World Peace, and is actively engaged in issues related
to peace, education and.....read more |
October 12, 2015
Lecture:
“A Philosophy of Peace, Unity and Hope in Contemporary Society: SGI
President Ikeda’s Dialogue on the Wisdom of the Lotus Sutra”
Professor
Carlos Manuel Rua graduated from the Universidad del Salvador,
Argentina and obtained his PhD in bioethics from the Pontifical
Catholic University of Argentina. He also served as a director of
Escuela de Estudios Orientales (School of Oriental Studies), Rev. Padre
Ismael Quiles S. J. ).....read more |
October 15, 2015
Lecture: “The Power
to Build the 21st Century―Learning from the Wisdom of Socrates and Kant”
Dr. Ishigami
is a specialist in Philosophy and Ethics. He was the dean of the
faculty of literature at Soka University, and from this year, has been
serving as a senior research fellow at the Institute of Oriental
Philosophy (IOP). He has been leading a study on Arnold J. Toynbee and
a comparative study of civilizations. ......read more
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September 29, 2015
Lecture on
“Transition Stage of Civilizations―The Past and the Future of Humanity”
Dr. Ito
graduated from the University of Tokyo and obtained his Ph.D. from the
University of Wisconsin in the U.S. To date, he has taught at the
University of Tokyo, the University of Copenhagen, and Universität
Tübingen in Germany. He was a special fellow at Clare Hall, University
of Cambridge, a visiting research fellow at the Institute for Advanced
Study at Princeton, director of the International Society for the
Comparative Studies of Civilizations, the History of Science Society of
Japan and. ......read more
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September 17, 2015
Lecture:
“Public Philosophy of Religion—Toward Interreligous Dialogue”
Prof. Yamawaki is
an honorary professor at the University of Tokyo and dean of the
faculty of biochemistry at Seisa University. He graduated from
Hitotsubashi University and received his Ph.D. from the University of
Munich in Germany. Prof. Yamawaki has taught at Tokai University,
Sophia University, and the University of Tokyo. ......read more
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September 2015
Lecture: “Wisdom
and Self―A Dialogue Between Buddhism and Christianity”
Professor
Inagaki graduated from the University of Tokyo and obtained his Ph.D.
from the Catholic University of America. He has taught at Nanzan
University, Kyushu University, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University, Nagasaki
Junshin Catholic University and several other universities. To date, he
has translated publications by Thomas Aquinas, the prominent theologian
of the Medieval Period, including The Summa Theologiae. ......read more |
August 2015
IOP publishes The Journal of Oriental Studies
volume 25
The Institute of
Oriental Philosophy (IOP) recently published The Journal of Oriental Studies
vol. 25. It includes the final installment of the dialogue “The
Challenge of Global Transformation—Humanity and the Environment (2),”
between eminent German environmentalist Dr. Ernest Ulrich von
Weizsäcker and Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai
International (SGI) and founder of the IOP......read more
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August 6, 2015
Lecture
on the "Appeal of Oriental Wisdom―The Spread of Research on Daisaku
Ikeda's Philosophy in Chinese Academia"
Dr. Professor Wei Lixin earned his PhD
in history at Jinan University.
His fields of research are Sino-Japan Buddhist Culture and the History
of Japanese Buddhist Thought. He is a senior professor at the East Asia
Research Center, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) in
China, Vice-president of the Chinese Society for Studying Japanese
Philosophies, and Chairman of the China Japanese History Association’s
Committee for Ancient History.....read more
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June 18, 2015
Dr. Radhakrishnan
delivered a lecture on Resilient and Sustainable Societies
On June 18, 2015, Dr.
N. Radhakrishnan presented a lecture titled,
“Building Resilient and Sustainable Societies: Lessons from Gandhi and
Dr. Ikeda” in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture. Prior to the lecture, Dr.
Radhakrishnan and his wife visited Ishinomaki
city in Miyagi prefecture, an area severely damaged by the Great East
Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011....read more
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June 6, 2015
Dr. Shihab Ghanem
gave a lecture on "Al Fatihah―The Opening Chapter of the Quran"
On June 6,
2015, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) organized a lecture
titled, “Al Fatihah―The Opening Chapter of the Quran” by Dr. Shihab M.
A. Ghanem and Dr. Waddhah Ghanem held at the Central Tower of Soka
University....read more |
May 3-25, 2015
Second Lotus Sutra
Exhibition Opens in Hong Kong
On May 3, 2015, the
opening ceremony of “The Lotus Sutra--A Message of
Peace and Harmonious Coexistence” exhibition was held at the SGI Hong
Kong Culture Center. Hong Kong is the place where the exhibition was
initiated in November 2006. To date, it has shown in 12 countries and
attracted more than 400,000 viewers....read more
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May 2-July 19, 2015
Lotus Sutra
Exhibitin shown in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
On May 2, the
opening ceremony of the “The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and
Harmonious Coexistence” exhibition was held at the Fongshan Cultural
Center of the Taiwan Soka Association in Kaohsiun City....read more
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March 22, 2015
Lecture on "Women and
Youth in Civilizational Dialogue"
Dr. Raihanah is Deputy Dean of Humanities Research Cluster at the
University of Malaya (UM) and Associate Professor at the
Department of Shariah and Law, Academy of Islamic Studies, UM. Her
research areas are Islamic Family Law, Islamic Law and Gender, and
Islamic Law and Society. She is currently engaged in research on the
role of women in building peace and harmony....read more
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March 21-22, 2015
IOP Holds 30th Annual Conference
On
March 21 and 22, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) held its
30th Annual Conference at Soka University and the IOP respectively.
Since its inauguration, the IOP Annual Conferences have been held with
the aim of achieving a global civilization through the study of various
topics including the Lotus Sutra, interreligious and
intercivilizational dialogue, peace, human rights and the environment....read more
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January 25-April 19, 2015
Second Lotus Sutra Exhibition held in
Taiwan
On January 25, 2015,
the “The
Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence” exhibition
was opened in Taiwan for the second time at SGI-Taiwan Changhua Culture
Center. The first exhibition was held at Zhi Shan Culture Center in
Taipei in 2013. .....read more
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November 22-29, 2014
Lotus Sutra Exhibit held at the
National University of Tucumán
On
November 22-29, 2014, the exhibition “The Lotus Sutra--A Message of
Peace and Harmonious Coexistence” was held at the National University
of Tucumán (UNT) in Buenos Aires, a national university located in
Tucumán Province, the largest in Argentina's northwest region.....read more
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October 7, 2014
Lecture on “Mahatma Gandhi Ethical
Leadership and Transformational Change”
On October 7, 2014, The Institute of
Oriental Philosophy (IOP) organized a lecture titled, “Mahatma Gandhi
Ethical Leadership and
Transformational Change,” by Ms. Shobhana
Radhakrishna, President of Centre for Gandhian Vision & Values. Ms.
Radhakrishna spent part of her life in Gandhiji’s Sewagram Ashram in
Wardha and has dedicated her life to the cause of rural development to
serve the poor and underprivileged communities.....read more
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October 4, 2014
Lotus
Sutra Exhibition Opens in Hokkaido, Japan
On
October 4, 2014, the exhibition “The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace
and Harmonious Coexistence” co-sponsored by the Institute of Oriental
Philosophy (IOP) and Soka Gakkai was opened at Hokkaido Ikeda Hall in
Sapporo, Japan. 175 people attended the official opening, including Mr.
Teng Anjun from
the Consulate-General of the People's Republic of China in Sapporo and
Mr.
Andrey A. Fabrichnikov from the Consulate-General of the Russian
Federation
in Sapporo....read more
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October 2, 2014
Dr.
Cheryl Desha, co-author of Factor Five, gave a lecture on Global
Sustainability
On
October 2, 2014, The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) hosted the
third lecture of the 2014 public lecture series, “The Path Toward a
Global Civilization” at Nippon Seinen-Kan Hall in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
In
the lecture titled “Factor Five—Toward global Sustainability through
doing much more with much less,” Dr. Cheryl Desha, co-author of Factor Five....read more
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September 25, 2014
Lotus Sutra Exhibition Held in
Argentina
On September 25, 2014, the exhibition
“The Lotus Sutra--A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence” was
held at the Universidad del Salvador (USAL) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
On
display was the Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series, Sanskrit
Lotus Sutra Manuscripts from the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of
the Russian Academy of Sciences, Facsimile Edition (2013) and Gilgit Lotus Sutra Manuscripts from the
National Archives of India, Facsimile Edition (2012)....read more
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September, 2014
IOP publishes the new volume of The Journal of Oriental Studies
The
Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) recently published The Journal of Oriental Studies vol.
24. It includes the seventh installment of “The Challenge of Global
Transformation—Humanity and the Environment,” a dialogue on building a
sustainable global society between an eminent German environmentalist
Dr. Ernest Ulrich von Weizsäcker and Daisaku Ikeda, president of the
Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and founder of the IOP.....read more |
July 14, 2014
Dr. Mohamed Fauzi Yaacob
gave a lecture on Pluralism in Malaysia
On July 1, 2014,
Professor Dr.
Mohamed Fauzi Yaacob, a Visiting Professor at Soka University and
Former Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Science, Malaya, gave a
lecture
on “Embracing Pluralism: A Commentary on an Initiative” at the lecture
hall of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP)....read more |
June 3, 2014
Y.
Bhg. Datuk Nik Mustapha bin Nik Hassan gave a lecture on Civilisational
Approach to Economic Development from An Islamic Perspective
On
June 3, 2014, Y. Bhg. Datuk Nik Mustapha bin Nik Hassan, Director
General of the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM), gave
a lecture titled “Civilisational Approach to Economic Development: An
Islamic Perspective.”...read more |
March 28, 2014
IOP Publishes Lotus Sutra
Manuscript Series 14
On
March 28, 2014, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and Soka
Gakkai published a
romanized text of Sanskrit paper Manuscript from the Asiatic Society,
Kolkata,
India (No. 4079), the fourteenth part of its ongoing Lotus Sutra
Manuscript series...read
more |
March 22, 2014
IOP holds the 29th Annual Conference
on the Possibility of Buddhism for the Future of Humankind
On March 22, 2014, the
Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) hosted the 29th Annual
Conference at Soka University in Tokyo, Japan. In the Conference,
Dr. F. Gombrich, Founder-President,
Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies delivered his presentation on... read more
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February 25, 2014
The Lotus Sutra
Exhibition Opens in Malaysia
On February 16, "The
Lotus Sutra–A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence" exhibition
created by the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) opened for the
first time in Malaysia at Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM)'s Wisma Kebudayaan
culture center in Kuala Lumpur... read more
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November
27, 2013
IOP Publishes Lotus Sutra Manuscript
Series 13
On November 27, 2013, The Institute of Oriental
Philosophy (IOP) published Lotus Sutra Manuscript Series 13,
Sanskrit Lotus Sutra Manuscripts from the Institute of Oriental
Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences,
Facsimile Edition (2013)... read more
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November 23, 2013
IOP
Organizes Public Lecture by Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, director of
the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham
On November 25, 2013, the Institute of Oriental
Philosophy (IOP) organized a public
lecture titled, “The search for life in the Universe―concordance with Buddhist thought”
by Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, director of the Buckingham Centre for
Astrobiology, University of Buckingham...read more |
September 6, 2013
IOP co-organized
Symposium with the Center of Japanese Religions and Culture of the
University of Southern California's School of
Religion on Buddhist Environmentalism
On
September 6, 2013, the Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) and the
Center
of Japanese Religions and Culture of the University of Southern
California's School of Religion co-organized a symposium on “Buddhist
Environmentalism” which was held at the University of Southern
California (USC)
Doheny Memorial Library. Experts in Buddhist approaches... read more |
March 24, 2013
IOP Hosts Public Lecture by Dr.
Winston E. Langley, Provost and Vice
Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University of Massachusetts,
Boston
On March 24,
2013, the
Institute of Oriental Philosophy (IOP) organized Public Lecture in
Hiroshima, Japan. In his speech, Dr. Winston E. Langley, Provost and
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University of
Massachusetts, Boston stated that the dropping of the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima (and Nagasaki) represent the consummation of a long...read more |
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