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Publications, Presentations, etc.

A. Charles Muller

A. Books and CD
B. Paper Articles: Descending date order
C. Conference Presentations: Buddhism and East Asian Thought
D. Conference Presentations and Web Articles: Digital Dictionaries and Related Matters (most recent listed first)
E. Book Reviews: (most recent first)

Updated: 2008.04.25

A. Books and CD

  1. The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment: Korean Buddhism's Guide to Meditation, with the Commentary by Kihwa . Albany: SUNY Press, 1999.
  2. Patterns of Religion. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publications, 1999.
  3. Tao Te Ching (trans. by Charles Muller, with Introduction by Yi-Ping Ong). NY: Barnes and Noble, 2005. (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
  4. Muller's CJK-English Character Dictionary (for operation on Windows95, all international platforms). Released 8/1/96. Contains all characters in the JIS 0208 set (6355). Compiled during my study of East Asian classical texts. For further details and ordering information click the highlighted title.

B. Paper Articles: Descending date order

  1. "Wonhyo and Logic". Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 16 (March, 2008), p. 1-17.
  2. "Wonhyo's Reliance on Huiyuan in his Exposition of the Two Hindrances". In Reflecting Mirrors: Perspectives on Huayan Buddhism (Imre Hamar, ed., Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007), p. 281-295.
  3. "Explanation of the Essence of the Two Hindrances through Ten Canonical Texts". Korean Buddhism in East Asian Perspectives. Seoul: Jimoondang (2007), p. 191-213.
  4. "Faith and the Resolution of the Four Doubts in Wonhyo's Doctrinal Essentials of the Sūtra of Immeasurable Life (Muryangsu gyeong jong'yo)". Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 15 (March, 2007), p. 1-15
  5. "The Great Confucian-Buddhist Debate" in The Religions of Korea in Practice. (Robert Buswell, ed. Princeton University Press, 2007); pp. 177-204.1
  6. 「『起信論』二障に於ける慧遠と元曉.」 印度學佛教學研究、第五十五巻．平成18年12月. ("Kishinron nishō ni okeru Eon to Gangyō." Indogaku bukkyōgaku kenkyū, vol. 55-1, December 2006)
  7. "A Korean Contribution to the Zen Canon: The Oga Hae Seorui (Commentaries of Five Masters on the Diamond Sūtra)." In Zen Classics: Formative Texts in the History of Zen Buddhism Oxford UP, 2006. pp. 43-64.
  8. "The Yogācāra Two Hindrances and their Reinterpretations in East Asia." Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies. Volume 27, Number 1 (2004). pp. 207-235.
  9. "Zen Buddhism and Western Scholarship: Will the Twain Ever Meet?" Bul Gyo Hak Yeon Gu, Journal of Buddhist Studies. Vol. 9, Dec. 2004. pp. 261-285.
  10. "高麗-朝鮮における仏教-儒教間の対立の眼目：「仏氏 雑論」と「顕正論」の立場に関する比較". 思想：禅研究の現在,岩波書店 vol. 960 (April, 2004), p. 71-86.
  11. "Gihwa's Analysis of the Relationship between the Worded and Wordless Teachings: The Ogahae seorui." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 12 (March, 2004), p. 1-16 [PDF]
  12. "The Centerpiece of the Goryeo-Joseon Buddhist-Confucian Confrontation: A Comparison of the Positions of the Bulssi japbyeon and the Hyeonjeong non." Journal of Korean Buddhist Seminar: Memorial Edition for the Late Professor Kim Chigyŏn, Vol. 9, September 2003, pp. 23-47.
  13. "Wŏnhyo's Interpretation of the Hindrances." International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture. Vol. 2, 2003. pp. 123-135.
  14. "On Wŏnhyo's Ijangui (二障義)." Journal of Korean Buddhist Seminar, Vol. 8, July 2000, p. 322-336.
  15. "Tiyong and Interpenetration in the Analects of Confucius: The Sacred as Secular." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 8 (2000), p. 93-106.
  16. "Essence-Function (t'i-yung): Early Chinese Origins and Manifestations." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 7 (1999), p. 93-106.
  17. "The Buddhist-Confucian Conflict in the Early Chosŏn and Kihwa's Syncretic Response: The Hyŏn chŏng non." The Review of Korean Studies, Vol. 2, September 1999 (p. 183-200).
  18. "East Asian Buddhist Apocrypha: Their Origin and Role in the Development of Sinitic Buddhism." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 6 (1998), pp. 63-76.
  19. "The Key Operative Concepts in Korean Buddhist Syncretic Philosophy; Interpenetration and Essence-Function in Wŏnhyo, Chinul and Kihwa." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 3 (1995), pp. 33-48.
  20. "The Composition of Self-Transformation Thought in Classical East Asian Philosophy and Religion." Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 4 (March, 1996), pp. 141-152. (This article has been further developed under the new title of " East Asia's Unexplored Pivot of Metaphysics and Hermeneutics: Essence-Function/Interpenetration," available at the below-listed "Web Articles" link)
  21. "Dealing with the Modern Crisis of Religiosity: Reflections from the Aum Case." Toyo Gakuen Kenkyushitsu dayori. January, 1996 pp. 67-75.

C. Conference Presentations: Buddhism and East Asian Thought

  1. "Huiyuan and Weonhyo on the Hindrances in the Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion. Philadelphia, Nov. 18-21, 2005.
  2. "A Comparison of Huiyuan's and Weonhyo's Approaches to the Problem of the Two Hindrances in the Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith." Conference on the Study of Chinese Buddhism. Hsi Lai Temple, Los Angeles. June 10-12, 2005.
  3. "Explanation of the Essence of the Two Hindrances through Ten Canonical Texts" Conference on "Korean Buddhism in East Asian Perspectives." Geumgang University, Korea. October 23-24, 2004.
  4. "Gihwa's Analysis of the Relationship between the Worded and Wordless Teachings: The Ogahae seorui". 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Zen Buddhism Seminar). Subsequently published in the Bulletin of Toyo Gakuen University, vol. 12 (March, 2004).
  5. "Enlightenment in Reading Scriptures that Tend Toward Non-appropriation: Daoism, the Diamond Sutra and Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment". Conference on Enlightenment and Its Cultural Aspects in the Modern Perspective, Seoul, South Korea, October 16-17, 2003.
  6. "Jeong Dojeon and Gihwa: The Chan-Confucian Conflict in the Late Goryeo and Early Joseon." 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 21, 2002.
  7. "Buddhist Discussion Mail Lists: Reflections on Prior Developments and a Proposal for the Creation of a New Kind of Buddhism Discussion List ." Fourth International Chung-Hwa Conference on Buddhist Studies, Taipei, January 19, 2002
  8. "East Asian Transformations of the Two Hindrances: The Awakening of Faith, Weonhyo and the Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment." AAR 2001 Annual Meeting, Denver, November 18, 2001 (Yogācāra Seminar)
  9. "The Centerpiece of the Koryŏ-Chosŏn Buddhist-Confucian Confrontation: A Comparison of the Positions of the Pulssi chappyŏn and the Hyŏnjŏng non." Second Annual Korea-Japan Friendship Conference, University of Shimane, November 3-5, 2000.
  10. "Tiyong, Interpenetration and Sincerity in the Great Learning and Doctrine of the Mean." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Boston), November 21, 1999
  11. "Wonhyo's Doctrine of the Two Hindrances (Ijangui)." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Orlando), November 23, 1998
  12. "Innate Enlightenment and No-thought: A Response to the Critical Buddhist Position on Zen." International Conference on Korean Son, Paekyang-sa Buddhist Monastery, Korea, Aug. 21, 1998
  13. "East Asia's Unexplored Pivot of Metaphysics and Hermeneutics: Essence-Function/Interpenetration." Paper presentation at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, November 22, 1997.
  14. "The Buddhist-Confucian Conflict in the Early Chosŏn and Kihwa's Syncretic Response: The Hyŏn chŏng non." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago, Nov. 18-22, 1994.

D. Conference Presentations and Web Articles: Digital Dictionaries and Related Matters (most recent listed first)

  1. "Translation and Textual Research Through the Combined Usage of Digital Canons and Digital Lexicons: Applications of the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism". EBTI After 15 and CBETA after 10 Years: Joint International Conference on Digital Buddhist Studies. Dharma Drum Buddhist College; February 16-17, 2008
  2. 「デジタルテキストによって出来る事」. 東京大学に於ける「仏教「智慧の宝庫」の未来」SAT テキスト・データベース・シンポジアム. (2007.7.30)
  3. "A Model for Scholarly Collaboration in the Development of On-line Reference Works: The Digital Dictionary of Buddhism". Conference on New Technology in the Handling of East Asian Documents; Chinese National Library, Beijing, January 22, 2005
  4. "Moving into XML Functionality: The Combined Digital Dictionaries of Buddhism and East Asian Literary Terms." Journal of Digital Information: Special Issue on Chinese Collections in the Digital Library (Volume 3, issue 2, October 2002)
  5. "ディジタル媒 体を使用して、仏教データの調査と普及: 仏教学のディジタル辞書 (Using the Digital Medium for Research and the Dissemination of Buddhist Studies Data: The Digital Dictionary of Buddhism)." Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Indian and Buddhist Studies, Tokyo University, July 1, 2001.
  6. "Buddhist Canonicities: Value and Evaluation in the Digital Age." International Conference on Buddhism and the 21st Century Digital Society. Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea. Dec. 7-9, 2000.
  7. "Digitization and the Revolution in the Media of Buddhist and Asian Studies: Where We Have Come, and Where We Are Going." (Article written exclusively for web publication).
  8. "Developments of the Web Dictionaries of East Asian Thought: Stepping up to XML." Seminar on Computing in East Asian Studies, Kyoto University Computing Center, March 23, 1999.
  9. "Update on the Development of the Digital Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms." Fifth meeting of the EBTI, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Jan 18-21, 1999
  10. "The Structure and Function of the Interlinked Electronic CJK-English and Buddhist CJK-English Dictionaries." International Conference of Asian Scholars (ICAS), June 26, 1998
  11. "The Structure and Function of the Interlinked Electronic CJK-English and Buddhist CJK-English Dictionaries." Meeting of the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC), May 13, 1998
  12. "The Usage and Development of Digital Reference Tools in Working with CJK Buddhist Texts: Interlinked CJK and Buddhist CJK Dictionaries." Fourth Meeting of the Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative, October 25, 1997, Otani University, Kyoto, Japan.
  13. "Introducing the Web Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms." Third Meeting of the Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative, Fo Kuang Shan, Taiwan, March, 1996

E. Book Reviews: (most recent first)

  1. Cultivating Original Enlightenment: Wonhyo's Exposition of the Vajrasamādhi-Sūtra, by Robert E. Buswell, Jr. International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture, Vol. 10, February 2008 (p. 179-186)
  2. Buddhist Phenomenology: A Philosophical Investigation of Yogācāra Buddhism and the Ch'eng Wei-shih lun, by Dan Lusthaus. Philosophy East and West, vol. 55, no. 1; p. 135-139.
  3. Three New Buddhist Reference Works: A Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism (John Powers); The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism; Dictionary of Buddhism (Damien Keown). Reviewed for H-Net (July 2003) [Read Review]
  4. Polishing the Diamond, Enlightening the Mind: Reflections of a Korean Buddhist Master, by Jae Woong Kim. Reviewed for H-Net (May 2003) [Read Review]
  5. The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World, by Lawrence Lessig. (Originally written for the now-defunct H-MMedia list, but finally, published only here). [Read Review]
  6. Coming to Terms with Chinese Buddhism, by Robert Sharf. Reviewed for H-Net (May 2002). [Read Review]
  7. Reinventing the Wheel, by Peter Hershock. Reviewed for Religious Studies Review, Vol. 27, No. 2, (April 2001), page 117-120. [Read Review]

Notes

1. This article is comprised of extracts from a full-length translation that is currently under review for publication. See http://www.acmuller.net/jeong-gihwa/index.html[back]