In contrast to the traditional narrative that Buddhism was transformed under the influence of Japan’s modernisation in the early Meiji period (1870s-1880s), this project will suggest that Buddhism was an ...read more
The study concerns the disciplinary rules against theft found in the Pāli and Chinese Vinaya texts of early Buddhist schools and their link to Buddhist monastic life and the monastic ...read more
In the beginning of 2014, a new collaborative project on the analysis of the syntax of Medieval Chinese was initiated in the framework of the Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies ...read more
The main aim of this project is to develop a new and original prototype tool that supports cross-disciplinary (CD) collaboration. The prototype focuses on problems related to language and methodology. ...read more
The Zutang ji 祖堂集 (Collection of the Patriarchal Hall) is the earliest extant “lamp record” (denglu 燈錄) of the Chan tradition arranged around a full-fledged genealogical framework. Initially compiled as ...read more
The epitome has been usually seen as a derivative text deprived of any literary quality. This project sheds light on the epitome as a typical product of late antique literary ...read more
In a majority of food studies, visual arts are used as documentary evidence for the analysis of culinary history. Although these valuable studies show a lot of scientific interest in the ...read more
CONGOCONNECT (2015-2019) is a network project funded by the BRAIN program of the Belgian Federal Ministry of Science. It consists in a collaboration between three partner institutions : Ghent University, the ...read more
This research brings for the first time a critical historical analysis of one of the largest national military museums in the world, the Royal Military Museum in Brussels. With a ...read more