Digital Dictionary of Buddhism and CJKV-E Dictionary
- Host: Project web site
- Other institutions involved: The project leader is based at the University of Tokyo, but the University does not directly support the project. As an online resource, the dictionaries are subscribed to by over 60 universities, listed on the main page of the site.
- URL: http://www.buddhism-dict.net
- Main language: Multilingual
- TEI Encoding Guidelines used: P5 (2007-present)
General description: (1) A comprehensive dictionary/encyclopedia of Buddhism, with Chinese-character terms as the headwords. A collaborative project, joined by more than 100 scholars of Buddhist Studies, many of them recognized leaders in their respective subfields. Can be used with limited free access: guest users many search up to 10 items in a one day period. Those who require professional/unlimited usage gain access by becoming contributors or paying a moderate free. Universities may purchase institutional subscriptions. Containing over 65,000 entries (2016/3/12) it is a basic resource for the academic study of Buddhism, used by advanced researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students around the world.
(2) A comprehensive dictionary/encyclopedia of East Asian history and philosophy, with a focus on the traditions of Confucianism and Daoism, based on the same principles as the above dictionary of Buddhism.
Implementation description:
Based mostly on the TEI dictionary module, with a few differences in upper-level elements.
For example,
Related resources: http://www.buddhism-dict.net/dicts-intro.html
Copyright information: http://www.buddhism-dict.net/ddb/ddb-intro.html#access
Contact:
Charles Muller
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
Center for Evolving Humanities
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, Japan 113-8654
Telephone: 8109093101787
Email: acmuller@l.u-tokyo.ac.jp