The 11th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism concluded at Fo Guang Shan on December 21, 2025, bringing to a successful close a landmark examination of 'Artificial Intelligence and the Propagation of Religion.'
Panel Four of the 2025 11th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism, themed 'Advancing Buddhist Studies with Dharma Outreach with AI,' focused on the intersection of rigorous scholarship and technological innovation.
The third English panel of the 11th Symposium of Humanistic Buddhism, themed 'AI in the Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism English Translation Project and MITRA,] showcased how emerging AI tools support large-scale Buddhist translation and lexicographical research. Chaired by Ven. Miao Guang (Deputy Chancellor of the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism), the session brought together scholars and technologists working on the Fo Guang Dictionary of Buddhism (FGDB) English Translation Project, the Dharmamitra platform, and innovative applications of AI to the study of Buddhist terminology evolution.
Panel 2 of the 2025 11th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism, themed 'AI and Humanistic Buddhism,' focused on ensuring that technological advancement remains aligned with the core humanistic values of compassion, wisdom, and moral discernment.
Reporter: Annie Lam The first English panel of the 11th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism, themed 'AI, Religion, and Ethics', brought four scholars from the University of San Carlos in the Philippines together to examine…
Jointly organized by the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism, the Institute of Sociology at Academia Sinica, and the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences at National Cheng Kung University, the 11th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism was held from December 19 to 21, 2025, at Fo Guang Shan. Centered on the theme “Artificial Intelligence and the Propagation of Religion,” the three-day bilingual symposium brought together over 400 scholars and participants, both onsite and online, to examine how emerging technologies are reshaping religious studies, practice, and modes of outreach.
