Taiwan

The 2026 Annual Conference and Joint Meetings of the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) were held from September 9 to 11 at Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts (DILA) in Jinshan, New Taipei City, marking the conference’s return to Taiwan after nearly nine years. The three-day event brought together more than 100 scholars from Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Macao, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Chih-Lin Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Urban Planning at National Cheng Kung University and a visiting scholar at the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism, attended international academic conferences in the United States and Indonesia in August, where he presented research on the “Fo Guang Shan carbon sink” and “community resilience.” By integrating satellite remote sensing, geospatial information, and urban planning approaches, his work explores new interdisciplinary possibilities for studying religious sites and environmental sustainability.

The International Buddhist Conference Celebrating Dongguk University’s 120th Anniversary was held in Seoul, South Korea, from September 3 to 4, 2026. Venerable Zhi Yue Shih, Specialist of the International Center at the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and Editor of the Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism (FGDB) English Translation Project, was invited to present and share the practical achievements of applying Artificial Intelligence to the FGDB English translation. Prof. Teng-Hsiang Chen, Adjunct Assistant Research Fellow of the Institute and Assistant Professor at Nanhua University, was also invited to present at the conference.

The Commemoration of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Centenary Academic Conference on Humanistic Buddhism, held in conjunction with the 10th Academic Conference on the Theory and Practice of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Humanistic Buddhism, took place at Fo Guang Shan from August 21 to 23, 2026.

The Commemoration of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Centenary Academic Conference on Humanistic Buddhism, jointly organized by the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and 14 research centers in Taiwan and abroad, is being held in conjunction with the 10th Academic Conference on the Theory and Practice of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Humanistic Buddhism.

The 13th Fo Guang Cup International University Basketball Invitational tipped off today (July 28). In addition to three domestic teams participating across the men's and women's divisions, 13 top-tier teams from eight countries have also been invited to Taiwan to join the competition.