dearprof.
in1990and1993,thechung-hwainstituteofbuddhiststudiesintaiwanhostedtwointernationalconferencesonbuddhism.in1994
thetaiwangovernmentappointedustheorganizerof"theinternationalconferenceonbuddhismandchineseculture".eachof
theseconferencesprovidedforspiriteddiscussionsamongmorethantwohundredscholarsfromallovertheworld.thesescholarspresentedavarietyofpaperscoveringmanyaspectsofbuddhism.
wearenowintheprocessofplanningthethirdchung-hwainternationalconferenceonbuddhismscheduledtotakeplaceonjuly19thto21st1997intaipei.
itwillbeanopportunityforaninternationalforumofbuddhistexpertsandwewouldliketoextendourinvitationtoyoutotakepartinthisupcomingevent.thetopicofconferencewillbe：
topic：the"earthly"purelandandcontemporarysociety
sub-topic：
1.buildingapurelandonearth—humanismintraditionalbuddhistthoughtanditscontemporarysignificance
2.traditionalconceptsofthepurelandandproblemsfacingcontemporarysociety
yourexpertiseinthefield,andyourparticipationattheconference,wouldbeofgreatcontributiontothestudiesofbuddhismin
theeastandthewest.pleasefindenclosedguidelinesfortheconference(enclosure1),andanattendanceresponse(enclosure2).pleasekindlycompleteandreturntheresponseformbeforeoctober31,1996.ifthereareanyquestionsyouarewelcomedtocontactourtaipeiornewyorkofficesasfollows:thesecretariatoftheconferencethechung-hwainstituteofbuddhiststudies,276kwangmingroad,peitou112,taipei,
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yourssincerely,venerabledr.sheng-yenchairmanofthethirdchung-hwaint'lconferenceonbuddhism