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| Tibetan Buddhism at the Digital Frontier=概述 -- 在數位尖端的藏傳佛教 | ||
| 作者 | Chilton, Robert Ruffner |
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| 出處題名 | The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism: The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century=第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」 |
| 出版日期 | 2002.01.18 |
| 頁次 | 23 |
| 出版者 | 中華佛學研究所=The Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies |
| 出版地 | 臺北縣, 臺灣 [Taipei hsien, Taiwan] |
| 資料類型 | 會議論文=Proceeding Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | The Fourth Chung Hwa International Conference on Buddhism：The Role of Buddhism in the 21st Century, Organized by Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies, DDMBA; January 18-20, 2002, Auditorium of Acemic Activity Center, Acemia Sinica. 第四屆中華國際佛學會議 -- 「佛教與廿一世紀」, 法鼓山中華佛學研究所主辦, 2002年1月18-20日, 中央研究院學術活動中心. |
| 關鍵詞 | Buddhism in 21st Century=佛教與廿一世紀 |
| 摘要 | How can digital technology be utilized in support of traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture? In particular，how can digital technology be employed to transfer or record culturally important materials onto electronic media, in a universally viewable format，and thereby preserve access to essential cultural resources? These are vital questions for Tibetan Buddhism at the beginning of the 21st century. But preserving the cultural materials is only one part of the task：we must also consider how modern information and communications technologies might be used to support the traditional institutions that transmit the cultural heritage -- knowledge，skills, and outlook -- from one generation to the next. Many of the challenges now facing traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture can be addressed through the creative use of digital technology. This classical culture was severely disrupted by adverse political and economic circumstances during the 20th century. Much of the physical culture -- including libraries and monasteries along with their books and artwork -- was lost; the surviving remnants are held in isolated and widely separated locations. Moreover，an already vast cultural region has become even more geographically diverse as refugees have settled in South Asia and around the world. And there is an urgency to the work of recording this cultural heritage since thousands of fragile books, works of art，and other elements of physical culture are threatened by environmental，political，and economic forces. Meanwhile，the transmitters of cultural knowledge -- the lineage-holders and other masters of traditional learning -- are aging. Also，the problem of the global "digital divide" is particularly acute within Tibetan Buddhist societies; a generalized lack of both money and infrastructure prevents access to the Internet and other channels of communication while a lack of technical knowledge hampers effective use the new media. But even if a technically skilled person from the Tibetan Buddhist community is able to gain access to the 'Net，he or she will find very few culturally relevant materials -- a situation that is exacerbated by the historical lack of standards and support for the Tibetan script within computer environments. Nevertheless, there is hope that digital technology's inherent efficiencies in preservation，access and information processing can be utilized in helping this endangered culture to survive and to thrive. Information and communications technologies can provide low-cost solutions that bridge the gaps of time and distance，providing immediate on-demand access to important cultural resources. International standards for computing in Tibetan (and the humanities in general) -- which are crucial to the future of digitization initiatives -- are now being widely adopted. As the costs of information and communications technologies have fallen and their capabilities have dramatically increased，there is every reason to anticipate feasible and affordable digital solutions to many of the problems confronting traditional Tibetan Buddhist culture. In fact，a number of cultural preservation initiatives have already begun to take advantage of digital technology. One ambitious initiative，undertaken by the Tibetan Knowledge |
| 目次 | A Critical Juncture in Time Technology and Buddhism：Some Historical Antecedents Some Characteristics of Digital Technology Types of Digital Resources Early Applications of Digital Technology within Tibetan Buddhist Societies：Creating and Disseminating Classical Tibetan Digital Resources Bridging the "Digital Divide" Dramatically Increased Capabilities of Modern Digital Technology Requirements for Creation of Useful and Stable Tibetan-language Digital Resources：Standards and Standardized Support The Tibetan Knowledge Consortium and the Classical Tibetan Knowledge Program Facilitating Access to the Cultural Resources is Essential but not Sufficient Sustaining a Fragile Tradition |
| 點閱次數 | 292 |
| 建檔日期 | 2002.02.15 |
| 更新日期 | 2016.08.18 |
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