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Rafal Felbur: From the Chinese Canon to the Large Language Model (Part 1)

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The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford
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Aug 1, 2026
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Summary

Rafal Felbur talks about Chinese and Tibetan texts that preserve Indic sources lost in Sanskrit, the early Chinese exegetes who imposed a restrictive orthodoxy even while compiling their inclusive Buddhist canon, and the digital tools that can help us triangulate the content of original scriptures from these enduring translations. Interview by Miles Osgood. Part 1 of 2. Part 2 of this interview will be published on September 1.