12/3-4 “Building the Foundations of Buddhist Philology through Digital Humanities: Exploring the Potential of the Tohoku University Digital Archives (ToUDA).”
Nov.20.2025
This notice provides information for the workshop and symposium “Building the Foundations of Buddhist Philology through Digital Humanities: Exploring the Potential of the Tohoku University Digital Archives (ToUDA).”
From CIJS, four members from the Digital Archives Research Unit are scheduled to present: Center Vice Director Satoshi Kato, Associate Professor Ryuta Kikuya, Lecturer Shunpei Katakura, and Assistant Professor Sebastian Neidich.
From CIJS, four members from the Digital Archives Research Unit are scheduled to present: Center Vice Director Satoshi Kato, Associate Professor Ryuta Kikuya, Lecturer Shunpei Katakura, and Assistant Professor Sebastian Neidich.
The events will present the outcomes of ongoing projects such as the Derge Edition of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon Database, and will explore the potential of digital archives in Buddhist Studies. We warmly welcome researchers, graduate students, and all those interested in these topics.
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Tohoku University, Katahira Campus
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan *Map：https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/map/en/?f=KH_A01 |
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– Approx. 10-minute walk from Aoba-dori Ichibancho Station (Sendai Subway Tozai Line, Exit South 1)
– Approx. 15-minute walk from Sendai Station (JR, West Exit) Please note: No parking is available. Please use public transportation. |
| Program |
■ Workshop (On-site) Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 14:00–16:00
Program 1. “Digitization Efforts at Tohoku University – the case of the Kawaguchi Ekai collection” Satoshi Kato (Tohoku University),Shumpei Katakura (Tohoku University),Ryuta Kikuya (Koyasan University / Tohoku University) 2. “Identifying Buddhist Sanskrit manuscript fragments aided by Dharmamitra: solving a 125-year mystery” Kengo Harimoto (Śivadharma Project) 3. Discussion Facilitator: Kiyonori Nagasaki (Keio University) Commentator: Masahiro Shimoda (Musashino University) ＊Capacity: In-person 50 (based on the order of online registrations). ■ Symposium (Hybrid) Thursday, December 4, 2025, 10:00–15:00
Program 1. “Introduction and the Use of Digital Tools in Digital Humanities” Ryuta Kikuya and Kengo Harimoto 2. “Constructing the Derge Edition of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon Database within the Tohoku University Digital Archives (ToUDA)” Shumpei Katakura and Sachiko Yanagihara (Tohoku University) 3. “Dharmamitra: An innovative platform to foster the data-driven research of Classical Asian Texts across language boundaries” Sebastian Nehrdich (Tohoku University) 4. Discussion Facilitator: Kiyonori Nagasaki Commentator: Masahiro Shimoda ＊Capacity: In-person 50, Online 100 (based on the order of online registrations).  |
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Registration
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This event requires advance registration (one application form per person). Application deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025 Please complete your registration via the ▶ Online Application Form (Google Forms). |
| Organizers & Contact | Organizers: Tohoku University Digital Archives Committee Co-organizers: Tohoku University Center for Integrated Japanese Studies Tohoku University Library Tohoku University Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Department of Indology and History of Indian Buddhism |
| Contact |
Exhibition Office, Information Services Division, Tohoku University Library
E-mail：library.exhibition@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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