

🌏 Lecture I|English Lecture
📖 Topic: Is There a Buddhist Holy War? Compassion, Doctrine, and the Justification of Violence from Ancient India to Modern Asia
👤 Speaker: Prof. Michael Zimmermann
(Institute for Asian and African Studies & Numata Center for Buddhist Studies, University of Hamburg, Germany)
📅 Date & Time: Friday, September 18, 2026, 10:00–12:00
📍 Venue: Room N205, College of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University
🌏 Lecture II|English Lecture・Bilingual Q&A
📖 Topic: Buddhist Philanthropy and the Hope School Project in the Era of Shale Modernity
👤 Speaker: Prof. Khun Eng KUAH
(Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore)
📅 Date & Time: Tuesday, September 22, 2026, 14:10–15:10, followed by Q&A
📍 Venue: Room N208, Department of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University
💬 Language: The lecture will be delivered in English, with Q&A in both English and Mandarin Chinese.
🇹🇼 Lecture III|Chinese Lecture
📖 Topic: Chen Yuan and the Historical Study of Buddhism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Modern China
👤 Speaker: Assistant Professor Peng Qinqin
(Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen, Germany)
📅 Date & Time: Wednesday, September 23, 2026, 13:10–15:00
📍 Venue: Room N117, College of Buddhist Studies, Fo Guang University
🔔 For more information about the lecture series, please visit our official website. We warmly welcome you to join us!
🌐 Official Website: Center for Buddhist Studies
College and Department of Buddhist Studies, FGU