夏日炎炎,校務蒸蒸

法鼓佛教學院於今年六月十日,與英業達集團簽訂開發佛學專業辭典之產學合作案,是推動人文素養與科技技術、佛學與產學之結合的典範之一。

接著,本校多位老師與我,從六月二十三日起六天,參加由美國亞特蘭大市Emory大學主辦的第15IABSInternational Association of Buddhist Studies,國際佛學研究協會)研討會(約有450位學者參加,約325篇論文發表),發表論文,並且與法鼓山中華佛學研究所共同順利申請到下一屆(2011年,第16屆)會議的主辦權。IABS成立於1976年,約每三年,輪流在世界各地大學舉辦,2005年第14屆則由英國倫敦大學主辦。這個難得的機緣,對本校與台灣的佛教界,都具有重大的意義。因為,一方面可以吸引國外學者前來瞭解台灣佛教的發展,另一方面也使台灣佛教界有機會與世界佛學研究學者面對面的切磋交流。

之後幾天,副校長與我順道參訪紐約的法鼓山的東初禪寺與象岡道場,以及莊嚴寺、同淨蘭若,希望未來有機會成為作為本校海外研修與畢業旅行的行程。參訪象岡道場時,正好有佛七活動,我受邀開示二次。

七月十二日到十五日,我受邀參加新加坡「佛教與科學」國際論壇(Buddhism and Science Symposium: Brain, DNA and the Metamorphosis of life),發表Four Mindful Establishments and the Triune Brain Model之論文,以及演講《生命的奧秘:人生最後的四十八小時》。主辦單位另邀請到兩位具多個國家研究院院士級專家──香港大學副校長李焯芬教授以及美國洛克菲勒大學植物分子生物學家蔡南海教授與會。此論壇全程以英文進行,盛況空前,也可看出新加坡在國際化方面的潛力

法鼓山新加坡護法會亦邀請我為當地信眾演講《佛法與科學漫談:宇宙與生命》,並且安排參觀佛牙寺,看到一個有特色的佛教融合觀光文化之實例。另外,我也受邀參訪新加坡佛學院,了解該校是以與斯里蘭卡、泰國合作的方式,來取得正式文憑,在如此困境中求發展的精神,值得隨喜贊嘆。最後一天,由護法會居士陪同參觀新加坡Science Center以及廣洽法師紀念館(有許多弘一大師與豐子愷的書畫),收穫良多。

於七月二十五日到二十八日,杜副校長、馬館長、洪老師與我,到韓國首爾市東國大學,參加 EBTI (Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative國際電子佛典推進協議會) “Constructing the New Catalog for the Chinese Buddhist Canon” Workshop,希望將IBA(Integrated Buddhist Archive,整合型佛學數位資料庫 ),改以IBA(International Buddhist Archive,國際佛學數位資料庫 )的名稱來推動此國際合作案,並與姊妹校東國大學商討雙方師生交流合作事項,達成交流學生不需在姊妹校繳學費的共識。

依據教育部於三月底召開研訂「宗教研修學院設立辦法草案」會議決議:宗教研修學院及其系、所、學位學程,均應冠以該學院所屬宗教慣用之名稱,不硬性規定冠以「研修」之文字。因此,本校校名經校務會議、董事會通過,並報請教育部自97學年度起(81)核可,更名為「法鼓佛教學院」。如此校名,簡潔有力,也合乎英文名稱︰Dharma Drum Buddhist College。重要的是︰可以避免因「研修」之語詞,造成國際(特別是日本)他校誤解本校學制為實習、補習或短期性質學院,因而需要再三解釋的困擾,以致與國際他校之對等性產生混淆

九月一日到十日,多位本校老師與台灣學者將前往新疆,參加本校與塔里木大學合辦「中印絲路文化交流研究國際會議」,將會是一場精彩的研討交流與實地考察之旅。九月十三日本校主辦全國佛學論文聯合發表會,將有國內13所大專院校和佛學院所的研究生參加,十八篇論文發表,有助於師生學術交流。

雖是暑假期間,夏日炎炎,本校各項校務也能繼續進展,蒸蒸日上,非常感謝所有諸大善知識的指導與支持。

2008.07.14 佛法與科學漫談︰宇宙與生命

2008.07.13 Buddhism and Science Symposium: Brain, DNA and the Metamorphosis of life

Buddhism and Science Symposium: Brain, DNA and the Metamorphosis of life

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John Wheeler′s saying and rules

科學人2008年7月【形上集】 惠勒守則第一條 高涌泉

John Weeler:
正子(電子的反粒子)是電子逆著時間而行,量子電動力學(費曼圖)
重力論(Gravitation)︰
廣義相對論︰時空告訴物質如何運動,物資告訴時空如何彎曲。
Never make a calculation until you know the answer.只有在你知道答案之後,才可以去作計算。
在每一個計算前,先試著用簡單的物理論證(對稱﹗不對唱﹗守恆律﹗)猜一猜答案。

停滯性通膨(stagflation)

閱報秘書》停滯性通膨

停滯性通膨(stagflation),是指經濟成長停滯與通貨膨脹並存的現象。

stag·fla·tion [stag fláysh’n]
noun
period of inflation and little growth: a period of rising prices and unemployment but little growth in consumer demand and business activity

[Mid-20th century. Blend of stagnation and inflation .]
stag·fla·tion·ar·y, adjective

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stag·na·tion [stag náysh’n]

noun
condition of inactivity: a condition of no movement, activity, development, or progress, or the process of becoming like this

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stagnate KK: [ ]
v.i.
1. to cease to flow or run; be motionless
不流動;停滯
The air will stagnate if we don’t get some ventilation.
如果不通風,空氣就會不流通。
2. to be or become inactive or dull
不活動;沈滯
His mind stagnated from years of solitude.
他的心靈由於多年的孤寂而呆滯了。

stagnate Click to hear this word spoken
stag·nate [stág nàyt]

(past stag·nat·ed, past participle stag·nat·ed, present participle stag·nat·ing, 3rd person present singular stag·nates)

intransitive verb
1. stop flowing: to stop flowing or moving
2. become foul: to become stale or impure through not flowing or moving
3. not develop or make progress: to fail to develop, progress, or make necessary changes
4. become inactive: to become listless and inactive

[Mid-17th century. From Latin stagnat- , the past participle stem of stagnare , from stagnum “pool, swamp.”]

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此時,國家經濟成長緩慢、物價持續攀升,引發廠商獲利率降低、民間消費支出縮減、失業率攀升等負面現象。

「停滯性通膨」一詞起源於第一次石油危機,當時以阿戰爭石油禁運,導致為期兩年之久的通貨膨脹,同時也造成一九七四年到一九七五年兩年的全球經濟大衰退。

以台灣為例,一九七四年消費者物價(CPI)年增率高達百分之四十七,經濟成長率(GDP)降至百分之一點一,是典型的停滯性通膨。

【2008/07/07 聯合報

Emory-Woodruff-Coca Cola

Emory University is a private research university located in the metropolitan area of the city of Atlanta and in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States.

Emory was founded in 1836 and is named after John Emory, a popular bishop of the Georgia Methodist Conference. It consists of nine academic divisions including schools of arts and sciences, theology, business, law, medicine, public health, and nursing. Emory is currently ranked 17th among national universities according to U.S. News & World Report and has ranked as high as 9th by the same publication in the past. Additionally, the publication lists the university as 6th in total endowment. The undergraduate business program of its Goizueta Business School was ranked 5th nationally by BusinessWeek in 2008. Emory is considered a Southern Ivy.

Robert Winship Woodruff (December 6, 1889March 7, 1985) was the president of The Coca-Cola Company from 1923 until 1954. With his enormous Coke fortune, he was also a major philanthropist, and many educational and cultural landmarks in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia, bear his name.
In 1979, Woodruff and his brother gave $105 million to Emory University and would eventually give a total of $230 million dollars. Several buildings on the Emory campus are named for him and members of his family.
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest beverage company, largest manufacturer, distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world, and one of the largest corporations in the United States.
The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886.
The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage, Coca-Cola currently offers nearly 400 brands in over 300 countries or territories and serves 1.5 billion servings each day.

Candler became mayor of Atlanta in 1916 and ended his day-to-day management of the Coca-Cola Company. As mayor he balanced the city budget and coordinated rebuilding efforts after the Great Atlanta fire of 1917 destroyed 1,500 homes.
In 1919 he gave most of the stock in The Coca-Cola Company to his children, who later sold it to a group of investors led by Ernest Woodruff.

Section: Dunhuang

Time: SESSION IV: Wednesday June 25, 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm Room: White Hall 207
Ching Keng
Attributing the Dunhuang Fragment Taish? No. 2805 to Paramārtha’s Disciple � An Experiment Using the Digitized Chinese Canon
Cathy Cantwell and Robert Mayer
The Dunhuang Thabs kyi zhags pa padma ‘phreng manuscript (IOL Tib J 321): A source for understanding the transmission of Mahāyoga in Tibet
Liying Kuo
From Text to Images: Representations of the Buddhoṣṇīṣavijayā dhāraṇīsūtra at Dunhuang

Carmen Meinert
Violent Rites: in a Skull Cup of Non-conceptuality(As Examplified in the Tibetan Dunhuang and Chinese Canonical Version of the Guhysamaajatantra(Tantra of the Secret Assembly)

Section: Buddhist Art

Time: SESSION III: Wednesday June 25, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Room: White Hall 205

A Representation of the Body in a Japanese Image Of the Ten Worlds of Buddhism
Mohammad Gharipour
Building as a Temporary Object; A Study on the Concept of Evanescence in the Production of Architecture in Japan between 1950’s and1980’s

Panel: Analyzing and Advancing Buddhist Philosophy I: The Two Truths in India and Tibet

Conver: Jan Westerhoff and Jay Garfield

Time: SESSION III: Wednesday June 25, 9:00 am – 10:00 Room: White Hall 111

Tom Tillemans How far can a Madhyamika Buddhist reform customary truth?

Dan Lusthaus The Use and Significance of Two-Truth Theory in Yogācāra Thought

James Blumenthal Dynamic Dimensions to Śāntarakita’s Presentation of the Two Truths