Foo Hai Assoc Prof in #BuddhistStudies @NUSHistory | Fellow @RoyalHistSoc | "Monks in Motion" &《東南亞法音》 | #Buddhism & #ChineseReligions | #Singaporean 🇸🇬
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Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia is officially out! The wonderful news is that the volume is available open access, thanks to the generous support of the Social Science Research Council (Singapore).
You can download a copy here:
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Wishing everyone a happy and blessed Vesak. May all be well and happy!
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Many people recently asked me about the new Buddhist robot monk "Gabi" in South Korea, so I’m happy to share that my op-ed, "Why Robot Monks Cannot Replace Human Faith," has now been published in @EurasiaReview.
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The future of religion will certainly include AI tools, digital archives, virtual learning, and perhaps even robots standing in places of worship. But no machine, however sophisticated, can substitute for human spiritual cultivation, compassion, or community. 7/
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For all our technological advances, human faith remains profoundly human. End/ 🙏
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Delighted to share that the "Taixu in Singapore: A 100-Year Commemoration" exhibition has been newly relocated to the Wan Boo Sow Chinese Library, where it will remain on view until 31 July 2026. I warmly invite you to visit the exhibition and explore this special commemoration!
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Glad to share my short piece on the recent Walk for Peace, now out as an RSIS commentary. A reflection on sustaining dialogue and commitment across communities, and how we might nurture understanding and peace in everyday life 🙏
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Jack Meng-Tat Chia 謝明達 retweeted
Apr 16
Diplomacy isn’t just done by states. A new book by @NUSHistory's Assoc Prof Jack Meng-Tat Chia explores “Buddhist diplomacy” & reveals how ideas, institutions & transnational networks have shaped cultural exchange, peacebuilding & geopolitics. #NUSResearch news.nus.edu.sg/book-buddhis…
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Join us for the launch of the exhibition “Taixu in Singapore: A 100-Year Commemoration,” presented in collaboration with NUS Libraries and the NUS Buddhist Studies Group on April 16!
Registration: nus.libcal.com/event/5902759
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Grateful to friends, colleagues, and all who came to support the launch of Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia yesterday!
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𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛: 𝙁𝙞𝙜𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙪𝙙𝙙𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝘼𝙨𝙞𝙖 (@BloomsburyRS, 2026).
Registration: Tinyurl.com/BuddhistDiplomst…
Programme: Tinyurl.com/Buddhist-Diplost…
Read open access: bit.ly/40MGlIA
Out now 🔖
Redefining how we understand diplomacy, Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia reveals Buddhism as a dynamic force in shaping international relations.
Read open access: bit.ly/40MGlIA
Prefer print?: bit.ly/3ONJaGN
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Jack Meng-Tat Chia 謝明達 retweeted
‘We did not expect to have so much to learn from Singapore’: historian Wang Gungwu in new memoir bit.ly/4e3T5lX
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Out now 🔖
Redefining how we understand diplomacy, Figures of Buddhist Diplomacy in Modern Asia reveals Buddhism as a dynamic force in shaping international relations.
Read open access: bit.ly/40MGlIA
Prefer print?: bit.ly/3ONJaGN
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Jack Meng-Tat Chia 謝明達 retweeted
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歴史を書くことの重みを噛み締めながら、朝鮮総連のコミュニティー・ジェンダー・政治・国際史的なものを書きました。3月31日に正式に世に出ます。日本人である私が書くことに意義を見出し、最後まで伴走してくれたKumHeeに感謝です。インタビューや史料提供で協力してくれた何百人の総連の
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I'm delighted to know that my short essay, “Four Books on Buddhist Modernism,” has been selected as a @ReadingReligion Standout Piece of 2025!
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