THE JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES（Vol. 31）

■Feature 1: Special Contributions to the 15th Anniversary of ‘The Lotus Sutra―A Message of Peace and Harmonious Coexistence’ Exhibition

The Role of the Lotus Sutra Exhibition in Inter-civilizational and Inter-religious Dialogue…Eiichi Tsutaki

The Art of Dunhuang and the Lotus Sutra…Zhao Shengliang

Joint Exhibition Activities of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy and the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences…Irina F. Popova

The Parable as a Vehicle to Elucidate the Lotus Sutra…Faridah Noor Mohd Noor

The Lotus Sutra’s Presence in France and Europe…Bertrand Rossignol

■Feature 2: From Daisaku Ikeda’s Views: Faith and Reason, Global Citizenship, and Hope

Immanence and Transcendence in Faith: From Medieval Scholastic Theology to the Lotus Sutra Thought…Tatsuya Yamazaki

Josef Lukl Hromádka’s Understanding on Human Being…Masaru Sato

Faith and Reason in Religious-based Academic System and Inter-religious Dialogue: From the Viewpoint of Schleiermacher…Naoshi Yamawaki

Educating Global Citizens in a Time of Crisis…Christopher Chiong-Meng Boey

Shaping Things to Come: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on How Imagined Futures Influence the Present …Till Markus

■Rethinking Suffering and Death: Religious, Philosophical, and Anthropological Perspectives

Death as Existential Problem: Philosophical and Religious Aspects…Andriy Morozov

Religion and Resilience: The Role of Bhutan’s Central Monastic Body During the COVID-19 Pandemic…Sonam Kinga

Special Talk: Reflection on Humanity against Suffering - Resilience and Hopes in the Time of Corona Pandemic…Hiroshi Ichikawa/Yutaka Ishigami/Nobuo Yamagishi

■Contributions

The Role of Samarkand in Perfecting the Worldviews of Alisher Navai and Abdurahman Jami…Salokhiy Dilorom Isamiddin-kyzy

■Research Note

Instrumental Musicians and Music in the Lotus Sutra…Jonathan P. Cummings