Chan Buddhism in Tang-Song Transition (ca. 750–1050) China, Digital Humanities Projects, and Photography
Chan Studies: Tools for the Study of Chan Literature in the Tang-Song Period
Welcome. This is the personal website of Laurent Van Cutsem 方洛杭, Ph.D. (Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies 根特大學佛學中心, Ghent University 根特大學).
In the Chan Studies section on the left, you will find tools for the study of Chan literature from the Tang 唐 (618–907) to the Song 宋 dynasty (960–1279). This includes a list of references (e.g., monographs, edited volumes, and dictionaries), links to online resources, and a selective bibliography on the Zutang ji 祖堂集 (Collection of the Patriarchal Hall; K.1503) and related texts.
Digital Humanities Projects
Platform for sharing XML/TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)-based editions of Medieval Chinese Chan/Zen texts and instructions related to the TEI markup of pre-modern Chinese texts.
HSNA (Historical Social Network Analysis)-based project related to the Zutang ji 祖堂集.
“兀然無事坐，春來草自青。”
— Lanzan 懶瓚, Ledao ge 樂道歌. In Zutang ji 祖堂集, juan 卷 3 (ZTJ 3, 05.14–15)
Photography
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Nature
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Mainland China
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Taiwan
Contact
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Email
laurent.d.vancutsem[at]gmail[dot]com