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Search site. The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The Most Popular Buddhist Book Printed in Ming Beijing circa 1450. Venue:. Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity. Event date:. Tuesday, 7 May, 2024 - 14:00. Event organiser:. lecture given by Prof. Shih-shan Susan Huang 黃士珊, Rice University. Susan Huang_Cambridge talk image.jpeg. The 1450s represent a landmark decade for the history of the book and print culture. In Christian Europe, Johannes Gutenberg’s Bible, the first moveable-type book, is rightfully celebrated, but often mistakenly described as the beginning of printing worldwide. Mistakenly, because in Beijing, at the very same time, an indigenous Chinese Buddhist book, the Dharani Sutra of the Buddha’s Essence (Fodingxin tuoluoni jing佛頂心陀羅尼經), was becoming the most popular illustrated Buddhist book in print; and it was printed, often on-demand, using a woodblock printing technology that had been in use in East Asia already for centuries. The text represents a melding of cultural traditions and beliefs, integrating a long-standing devotion to the compassionate bodhisattva Guanyin 觀音 (Avalokiteśvara), elements of talismanic

Search site. The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The Merit Economy of Buddhist Publishing in Republican China. Venue:. Runcie Room, Faculty of Divinity. Event date:. Monday, 29 April, 2024 - 14:00. Event organiser:. lecture given by Gregory Scott 史瑞戈, University of Manchester. Donations of materials, labour, and/or money in exchange for religious merit have been cornerstones of Buddhism in China since its arrival. In the Republican era (1912-1949), when thousands of Buddhist publications were circulating in China, donations for merit continued to help support the production of some Buddhist books, but many others were funded by fixed and circulating capital from for-profit commercial publishers or (mostly) not-for-profit Buddhist organisations. My presentation will examine evidence from Buddhist publications of the Republican era on how they made use of donations to help fund their work, how donors were recognised and recorded, and how the discourse surrounding merit transformed over this period. My hypothesis is that the longstanding core belief in the merit of publishing Buddhist books was augmented and enhanced by a number of new approaches, made

9 Jul 2023: The Global RegTech Industry Benchmark Report. Emmanuel Schizas, Grigory McKain, Bryan Zhang, Altantsetseg Ganbold, Pankajesh Kumar, Hatim Hussain, Kieran James Garvey, Eva Huang, Alexander Huang, Shaoxin Wang, Nikos Yerolemou. With the support of. 2. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is an international and interdisciplinary research centre based at the University. of Cambridge Judge Business School. It is dedicated to the study of innovative instruments, channels, and systems emerging outside of traditional finance. This includes, among others, crowdfunding, marketplace lending, alternative credit and investment analytics,. alternative payment systems, cryptoasset, distributed ledger technology (e.g. blockchain) as well as related regulations and regulatory innovations (e.g. sandboxes and RegTech). 3. 目次 執筆および執筆協力. 4. 謝辞. 5. 本レポートの概要. 7. CCAF Foreword. 15. Foreword by EY. 16. RegTech 関連団体からのメッセージ. 17 International RegTech Association (IRTA). 17 The RegTech Association (Australia). 17 Fintech Association of Japan. 17. 1. はじめに. 18 規制当局による RegTech の定義とその限界. 18 RegTech の機能的定義. 18 なぜ RegTech

11 May 2024: Search site. Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). The G20’s race to green the financial system | G20走向绿色金融系统的征程. The G20’s race to green the financial system. Andrew Voysey, Director, Finance Sector . 7 September 2016. At their summit this year in Hangzhou, G20 leaders have been tackling head-on the effects of a languishing and increasingly unequal global economy. Encouraging more inclusive economic growth was high on their political agenda, perhaps because they understand its connection to the recent surge of anti-establishment politics around the world. And for the first time, in what may prove to be a watershed moment, they also discussed how to "green" the financial system as part of supporting strong, sustainable and balanced growth. (G20 leaders “Green Finance” communiqué.). They were right to do so; risks to growth linked to environmental issues are becoming more complex and interconnected and more material to business. A key question is whether financial institutions are managing environmental risks appropriately? Can better analysis of these risks lead to a more efficient allocation of capital and drive the long-term stable and sustainable global growth that the G20

1 Sep 2023: The Eagle 2023. THE EAGLE 2023 1. The Eagle 2023VOLUME 105. WELCOME. 2. Published in the United Kingdom in 2023 by St John’s College, CambridgeFirst published in the United Kingdom in 1858 by St John’s College, Cambridge. Cover photo by: Rich MarshamPrevious page photo: Ascension Day carol, St John’s College Choir directed by Christopher Gray, May 2023. Credit: Joe Giddens, Press Association. Designed by Out of the Bleu (07759 919440; www.outofthebleu.co.uk)Printed by CDP (01517 247000; www.cdp.co.uk). The Eagle is published annually by St John’s College, Cambridge, and is provided free of chargeto members of the College and other interested parties. THE EAGLE 2023 3. Photo: Spring at St John’s, March 2022 Credit: Paul Everest WELCOME. ContentsWelcome. Contributors. 6. Editorial. 7. Message from the Master. 8. Features. St John’s in the 1970s. 14. Cleaning up: converting waste streams into green energy. 17. Writer in Residence. 21. Making way for tigers: decoding the relocation of people from India’s Protected Areas. 24. Ax:son Johnson Centre for the Study of Classical Architecture. 28. College life. Senior Tutor’s report on student welfare support. 34. Education report – Mathematics. 36. The SBR. 39. A day in

9 Jul 2023: THE 3RD ASIA PACIFIC REGION ALTERNATIVE FINANCE INDUSTRY REPORTNovember 2018. In collaboration with:. The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) is an international and interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. It is dedicated to the study of innovative instruments, channels, and systems emerging outside of traditional finance. This includes, among others, crowdfunding, marketplace lending, alternative credit and investment analytics, alternative payment systems, cryptoasset, distributed ledger technology (e.g. blockchain) as well as related regulations and regulatory innovations (e.g. sandboxes and RegTech). TABLE OF CONTENTS. Research Team. 5. Acknowledgements. 8. Forewords. 14CCAF. 14AIF, Zhejiang University. 15ADBI. 16KPMG. 17Invesco. 18. Executive Summary. 19. Methodology. 22. Chapter 1: Market Fundamentals. 25Size and Growth of the Asia Pacific Alternative Finance Market. 25Geography of Asia Pacific Alternative Finance. 28Diversity of Models in Asia Pacific: A working Taxonomy. 30Alternative Finance Market Volumes by Model in China. 31Alternative Finance Market Volumes by Model in Asia Pacific. 33The Use of Online Alternative Finance by Businesses. 36. China.

11 Aug 2023: TECH. NOLO. GYPR. ODUC. T / SER. VICE. BUSIN. ESS /. MAR. KET. CRITICAL. DECISION. TIME SEEK. PARTNER. LONG RANGE. PLAN? 战略 路线图汇聚机构人才专长， 制定战略远景规划. 什么是路线图？路线图是一种强大的战略规划方法。对于许多机构而言，路线图是制定和交付战略与创新不可或缺的一部分。路线图采用简洁明了的视觉结构框架，探索、管理并传达技术、研究和产品开发与业务目标和市场机遇之间的联系。. 路线图流程旨在围绕某个具体问题或议题回答六个核心问题。通过回答这些问题，依据贵机构需求，量身定制视觉化的行动计划或路线图。. 我们目前 进展如何？. 我们应该采取 什么行动？ 我们希望达. 到什么高度？. 为什么我们需要 采取行动？. 我们该如何 达成？我们如何. 达成目标？. “路线图提供了一个宝贵的. 框架。. 路线图并不是具体规定该做. 些什么，而是吸纳正确的人. 员，汇集智慧协作共进，以确保取得最佳成果。”. Nicky Athanassopoulou 博士，IfM ECS 高级行业研究员.

10 May 2024: This new page has been created to display online messages of condolence following the death of Professor Stephen Hawking, Fellow of Caius for over 50 years.  You are now free to roam this dimension with friends. All the best Merlin Jones

Search site. Space, Place and Religious Identities in Sichuan: Two Case Studies of the Chunyang Guan 純陽觀 and the Yuwang Gong 禹王宮. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Space, Place and Religious Identities in Sichuan: Two Case Studies of the Chunyang Guan 純陽觀 and the Yuwang Gong 禹王宮. Venue:. Rooms 8 & 9, Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies. Event date:. Tuesday, 16 May, 2023 - 14:00. Event organiser:. Launched in September, 2121, the Yin-Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series (印證佛學傑出學術系列講座) is a collaborative, multi-university partnership between Peking University, Columbia University, Princeton University, Harvard University, University of British Columbia, University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. The Lecture Series is established in honour of Venerable Cheng-yen 證嚴, founder of Tzu Chi, and her mentor Yinshun 印順 (1906–2005), with the goal of promoting topics in Buddhist studies. The series is organised at Cambridge by Dr Noga Ganany with the generous support of the Tzu Chi Foundation. This lecture in the series is given by Prof. Elena Valussi, Loyola University. With discussant Dr Noga Ganany, University of Cambridge. In investigating the religious

29 Apr 2024: Small Data, Big Time—A retrospect of the first weeks of COVID-19. Qingyuan Zhao. [To be read before The Royal Statistical Society at the Society’s 2021 annual conference held inManchester on Wednesday, September 8th, 2021, the President, Professor Sylvia Richardson, in theChair]. Abstract. This article reviews some early investigations and research studies in the first weeks of the coron-avirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic from a statistician’s perspective. These investigations werebased on very small datasets but were momentous in the initial global reactions to the pandemic. Thearticle discusses the initial evidence of high infectiousness of COVID-19 and why that conclusion wasnot reached faster than in reality. Further reanalyses of some published COVID-19 studies show thatthe epidemic growth was dramatically underestimated by compartmental models, and the lack of fitcould have been clearly identified by simple data visualization. Finally, some lessons for statisticiansare discussed.Keywords: Infectious disease modeling; Selection bias; COVID-19; Model diagnostics. 1 Introduction. Starting from a regional disease outbreak in Wuhan, China, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)rapidly grew into a once-in-a-lifetime