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  1. Searching for translators of Chinese Buddhist texts
  2. Conference on Sutra Transmission and Translation (on behalf of the Ven. Yifa)

Searching for translators of Chinese Buddhist texts

Dear Colleagues in Buddhist Studies
We are in search of translators for two texts for the ongoing English Translation of the Chinese Tripitaka project, sponsored by Society for Promotion of Buddhism (BDK):
1) 『達磨多羅禅経』 (Dharmatara-dhyāna-sūtra) Taisho No. 618 (25 Taisho
pages)
2) 『那先比丘経』 (*Nāgasena-bhikṣu-sūtra)) Taisho No. 1670 (16 Taisho
pages)
Our translation fee is U.S.$350 per Taisho page ($250 paid when the manuscript is accepted and the remaining $100 when the text is published). Ideally, we wish the translation to be completed within 5 years.
For those interested, please submit by email:
1) Your resume or bio. Your brief statement explaining the reasons for wanting to translate the text would be appreciated.
2) Two references (name, title, affliated institution,emails) where we can contact them when needed.
3) Submission Deadline: Feburuary 15, 2016
4) Submit to:  Email: kktanaka@gamma.ocn.ne.jp   (If I do not confirm your submission within 2 days, please send inquiry.)
Thanking you in advance for your interest.
Kenneth K. Tanaka, (Professor, Musashino University, Tokyo)  
Member, Editorial Committee of English Translation of the Chinese Tripitaka,
Society for Promotion of Buddhism (BDK)  
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Conference on Sutra Transmission and Translation (on behalf of the Ven. Yifa)

Conference on Sutra Transmission and Translation

June 15-June 18, 2016, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China

The Woodenfish Foundation and the Dunhuang Research Institute are pleased to announce the conference on “Sutra Transmission and Translation” that will be held Wednesday, June 15 – Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. The conference is hosted in honor of Master Hsing Yun, founder of Fo Guang Shan; Stanley Weinstein, Professor Emeritus at Yale University; and Lewis Lancaster, Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, for their great contributions to Buddhism, and will also recognize the retired professors who are attending the conference for their contributions to Buddhist studies.

The conference will feature eight panel sessions as well as tours of the Mogao Caves at Dunhuang, and the Yulin Caves. Over fifty international and Chinese scholars are expected to participate in the panels, roundtable discussions, and paper presentations. 

In addition to a number of invited scholars, we are opening the conference to other scholars and PhD students who may attend as observers.  

While they must pay for their own travel, room and board will be offered for up to 20 observer attendees. 

To apply to attend the conference as an observer, please send a brief letter of interest and your CV to dunhuang@woodenfish.org, no later than February 29, 2016.      

Panelists tentatively include:

Christoph Anderl, Ghent University
Tim Barrett, SOAS, University of London
Stefan Baums, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
Marcus Bingenheimer, Temple University
Mark Blum, UC Berkeley
William Bodiford, UCLA
Jens Erland Braarvig, University of Oslo
Robert Buswell, UCLA
Lucille Chia, UC Riverside
James Dobbins, Oberlin College
Ron Dziwenka, New Mexico State University
Peter Gregory, Smith College
Paul Groner, University of Virginia
Charles Jones, Catholic University of America
Miriam Levering, University of Tennessee
Dan Lusthaus, Harvard University
Michael Markovich, The Catholic University of America
Jan Nattier, UC Berkeley
Morten Schlütter, University of Iowa
Robert Sharf, UC Berkeley
Henrik Sørensen, Seminar for Buddhist Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark
Daniel Stevenson, University of Kansas
Paul Swanson, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
Tanya Storch, University of the Pacific
Sam van Schaik, British Library
Albert Welter, University of Arizona
Greg Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

Jiang Wu, University of Arizona