Translation Forum 2019

Humanistic Buddhist Texts in Translation: standards, theory and practice

January 12 - 15, 2019

Fo Guang Shan Monastery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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Background

This Forum is for experienced Fo Guang Shan translators to standardize their outputs across various ongoing projects e.g. Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism, Humanistic Buddhism Journal Translation, Complete Works of Venerable Master Hsing Yun, book publications and ad hoc temple-specific translations. Several departments in Taiwan have been involved in Chinese-English translation activities in Fo Guang Shan: Buddha’s Light Publications, Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism - Center for International Affairs (FGSIHB-CIA), Nan Tien Institute - Humanistic Buddhism Centre (NTI-HBC), Buddha Museum International Affairs Team, FGS International Translation Center (FGSITC), and various temples.

Objectives

This Forum will be divided into two parts:

Prospects of Translation: Standardization, style guide, tools, workflow, organization, and workshops for special projects.
Theory and practice: Modern day translation procedures adapted from ancient Buddhist translation court procedures, use of computer technology, and also the means to properly understand canonical texts and express them in the English Buddhist language.

The goal of this Forum is for greater alignment in the translation of academic and popular materials in Humanistic Buddhism.

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Plenaries & Keynote

January 12, 2019 (Saturday)

Plenary 1 : Best Practices in Buddhist Text Translation

by Dr. Marcus Bingenheimer

Professor Bingenheimer will cover collaborative translation and use of computational approaches to the Humanities and how to do research and translation in an age of digital information.

Plenary 2 : Best Practices in Building Translation Infrastructure

by Dr. Charles Muller

Professor Muller will speak about Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (DDB), the modernization of translated texts, glossary building and bibliography development.

Keynote 1: Theory and Practice of Modern Day Translation Courts

by Ven. Miao Guang

Venerable Miao Guang will speak about the theory and practice of modern day translation with various ongoing projects, e.g. Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism (FGDB), Works by Venerable Master Hsing Yun, and ad hoc temple-specific translations.