Annex A: Submission Requirements

附录一：投稿办法

1. Academic Category

一、学术组

• Word count of full paper must fall strictly between 5000 and 10000.
• Must be written in relation to Buddhism or Buddhist studies.
• Submission must include an abstract of about 350 words.
• Include 3-8 keywords representing the main content of the paper. Separate each keyword with a comma.
• Full text must be written in either English or Chinese language.
• Full English title of paper must be included with the submission. Accurate Chinese translation of the English title is appreciated.
• All submissions must reach the organisers submitting to the online portal before 31 May 2027.
• The organisers will notify all participants of the outcome after evaluation by the Selection Panel.

全文字数限定在 5000 至10000 字。論文需附上 300 至 500 字的提要及 3 至 5个关键词，以中文或英文撰冩（任选其一，不能两语混用），并于 2027 年 5 月 31 日前，通过线上系统提交全文。经评审团初审通过后，主办方将寄送论文录取通知函。

2. Literary and Arts Category

二、艺文组

• Free choice of literary and writing style. Word count of each work must not exceed 5000.
• Must be written in the form of a Buddhist literature.
• Full text must be written in either English or Chinese language.
• Full English title of the work must be included with the submission. Accurate Chinese translation of the English title is appreciated.
• All submissions must reach the organisers by submitting to the online portal before 31 May 2027.
• The organisers will notify all participants of the outcome via email after evaluation by the Selection Panel.

文体自定，形式不限，字数限定在 5000 字内。中文或英文撰冩（任选其一，不能两语混用），并于2027 年 5 月 31 日前，通过线上系统投稿。经评审团初审通过后，主办方将寄送文章录取通知函。

3. Submission Format

三、文章规格

• Submission must be in Microsoft Word format and include a reference bibliography.
• The organiser encourages authors to include supporting data (if applicable) in an appendix at the end of the paper. Do not submit data as an additional file.
• It is the author's responsibility to follow a clear and standardised format for the paper (justified alignment, Arial font, font size 12, double-line spacing, 2.5 cm page margin).
• All citations must be made as per the guidelines in either the American Psychological Association (APA) style, Modern Language Association (MLA) style or Chicago Manual of Style (CMS).
• The bibliography is to be complete and formally consistent according to the citation style used in the text.
• The ALA-LC Romanization Tables are to be followed for romanized passages in Sanskrit, Pāli and Tibetan. Japanese is to be romanized according to the modified Hepburn system as found in Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary (3rd and later editions). For further details, please refer to the ALA-LC specifications. Chinese may be romanized according to either Wade-Giles or Pinyin.
• For emphasis, italics are to be used rather than underlining (which is to be reserved for URL addresses). All illustrations, figures and tables should be placed at the appropriate point in the text rather than at the end.

• 内页： A4 直式规格。
• 版面： 以 21cm × 29.7cm 之 A4 纸张撰写，上、下、右边各 2.5 公分，左边空白 3.17 公分，底端并註记页码。
• 论文标题顺序： 一、(一)、1、(1)，从左开始，用法如 1、2、......。
• 英文标题的次序为： I . A. (A) 1. (1)。
• 内文遇到世纪、卷 / 期数，使用国字数字、年份、年龄、统计数据请用阿拉伯数字 (统计数据则视文意决定); 年代使用国字数字加 ○ 。例如： 五○年代，12-17 岁、日治时期 (1895-1945)、 1927年 7月 22日出生。
• 论文字体，行距说明：题目： 新细明体 18 级，粗黑体。正文： 新细明体 12 级，行距为固定行高 24，标题靠左对齐。独立引文： 标楷体 12 级。行距为固定行高 24。每行起头空二字。随页註释： 新细明体 10 级，置于当页下方。英文、数字请采 Times New Roman 字型。引梵、巴、藏等文，除专有名词第一字为大写，其余皆小写。
• 注脚：采随页註模式，放在字词或文句之后，例如：「国际水果节」4。所有引註均须详列来源，引註应置于正文当页下方，请依序註明作者、书名(或篇名)、出版地、出版日期、页码。
• (1) 书籍： 甲、中文： a. 作者：《书名》，出版地：出版社，出版年月，页х。 b. 作者：《书名‧篇名》，出版地：出版社，出版年月，页 х。 乙、 外文： Author’s last name, first name. Complete title of the book (Place of publication： Publisher, Year). p. х or pp. Х~хх.
• (2) 期刊论文： 甲、中文： 作者：〈篇名〉，《期刊名》卷 / 期，出版地：出版社， 出版年月，页 х。 乙、外文： Author’s full name, “Title of the article,” Name of Journal (Place of publication), Vol. х, No.х(Year), p. х or pp. Х~хх.
• (3) 大藏经： 甲、引用 CBETA《大正藏》方式如下： 单页：《大方广佛华严经》，CBETA, T10, no. 279, p. 299b16。 多页： CBETA, T10, no. 279, pp. 299b16–300a12。 乙、引用 CBETA《卍新纂续藏经》方式如下： CBETA, X78, no. 1553, p. 420, a4–5 // Z 2B：8, p. 298, a1–2 // R135, p.595, a1–2，则只须列《天圣广灯录》，CBETA, X78, no. 1553, p. 420a4–5.
• (4) 大辞典： 主编，《хх 大辞典》，地点：出版社，出版年，页 х。 甲、外文： Author’s full name, “Title of the article,” Name of newspaper (Place of publication), Date, p. х or pp. х~хх. 乙、如为一般性报导，可略去作者姓名和篇名。
• (5) 网页资料： 引用网路报纸的一般报导，请附上网址。
• 参考书目： 中文采标楷体，英文、数字采 Times New Roman 字型。中日文专书：作者，《书名》，地点：出版社，出版年月。中 / 日文论文：作者，〈篇名〉，《期刊名》卷 / 期 / 辑，年月。西文专书、论文亦同上例。
• 附录： 稿件如采用他人文字或图表，请先取得授权

Important Terms and Conditions:

注意事项

• Do not submit your paper to more than one publication at one time. Submissions must not be previously published, and if they are under consideration for publication in another journal, this must be specifically declared to the organiser.
• If the paper is condensed from, or a portion of the participant’s academic thesis, it must be amended to a considerable degree, otherwise it shall not be accepted.
• When selected paper requires extensive revision prior to publication, the participant is obliged to do the revisions personally.
• The organiser reserves the rights to edit the text in the submission. Should the author not allow the organiser to do so, a written notice must be accompanied with the submission.
• By making a submission to Fo Guang Shan (Singapore), the author warrants and represents that the work is an original work and does not infringe upon any copyright or other right(s), and that it does not contain infringing, libellous, obscene or other unlawful matter, that the work has not in its current or modified form been previously published or made available elsewhere in any media nor has it been submitted for publication elsewhere before, and that he/she has obtained the customary permission from the copyright owner or his legal representative whenever a passage from copyrighted material is quoted or a table or illustration from such material is used.
• In consideration of Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism agreeing to publish the works submitted the author, the author will grant Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism the non‐exclusive right by way of an irrevocable, sub‐licensable, transferable, royalty‐free licence to: (a) publish the works in printed formats; (b) publish the works on the Internet or other online transmissions or by means of any other electronic medium; (c) translate the works into all languages and publish the translations using the means referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); and (d) reproduce the works for conferences, courses, lectures, seminars, symposia and other educational events organised solely or jointly by Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism; provided that Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism shall always acknowledge the author of the works at all times.
• Author of accepted submissions will assign Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism the rights to publish the text both electronically and in any other format and to make it available permanently in an electronic archive.
• If your work is found to, or suspected of infringing copyright of third parties, the organiser may forward your submitted work to the actual, or suspected copyright owners. By submitting a work to Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism, you indemnify Fo Guang Shan (Singapore) or Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism against any claims relating to the provision of the work to third parties on the grounds of suspected copyright infringement.
• The organiser will make every effort to have all submissions evaluated in a timely manner.

• 请勿一稿数投；若经查明，立即取消其资格。
• 请勿抄袭他人著作（含讲义），或提出曾获奖旧作、译稿，或请人代笔，若查知以上行为，立即取消奖励办法。
• 投稿文章若为学位论文之一部份，除非经相当程度之修订为一篇完整之论文，否则不予受理。
• 入选作品在刊载前，如须于行文上作大幅修改时，作者有义务亲自修改厘清。
• 主办单位对于来稿之文字有删改权，如不愿删改者，请于来稿上註明。
• 来稿请勿发生侵害第三人权利之情事，否则概由发稿者自行负担法律责任。
• 凡于本论坛发表之论文，主办单位将享有著作财产权，日后除著作者本人将其个人著作结集出版外，凡其他出版社之翻印、转载、翻译等，皆须事先征得主办单位同意后，始得为之。
• 作品经本论坛发表后，同意无偿授权佛光山及其衍生出版物 (刊登形式得配合版面，由佛光山及其所属单位编排之)，以不限各国语文、地域、时间、形式与次数，可以将内容加以使用之权利。 上述权利包括以数位化或电子出版品方式储存、发行; 且得将数位化资料储存于佛光山之资料库，以网际网路等公开传输方式，提供读者非营利性质之检索、阅览等公开传输及利用。

Annex 2: Submission Guidelines

附录二：文章体列

Academic Category (Academic papers’ requirements)

一、学术组 (学术论文体例要求)

• Title of Paper: The title should be concise, clear and accurate.
• Author’s Summary: This includes the author’s highest qualifications, occupation, affiliations, research interests and areas.
• Abstract: The abstract of the paper is a summary of what the paper is about. It should not exceed 350 words. If the submission is a research paper, please include relevant background information, results, and an the potential implications of the paper.
• Introduction: The introduction should include comprehensive background knowledge of the topic, results from previous studies and research gaps. It should also address the research background, motivation and origin of the research. Besides, the introduction may indicate expected results, as well as the significance of the research topic in related fields.
• Research Objectives
• Research Methods: This section should clearly describe, explain and justify the materials and methods used in collecting and analysing data. The methodologies behind the original research findings must be accounted for.
• Results: This section should report key findings and how they are interpreted to derive conclusions made in the paper. All reported findings or points of review in the paper must be original, concrete and precise.
• Discussion: This section should include the significance, implications and limitations of the reported research findings or review points. The author should also discuss how the research findings have addressed the research question and objectives, bridged research gaps, or supported or contradicted previous studies. Areas for improvement and suggestions for future research direction or prospects should also be elaborated in this section.
• Conclusion: The concluding section should accurately and succinctly summarise the key research findings or key points reported or discussed in the paper.
• References
• Acknowledgements

• 征文组别: 学术组：具原创性之研究成果的学术论文，或针对现有之研究深入商榷的评论性文章。 艺文组：佛教文学、报导文学、阅读心得等
• 文章题目: 要求准确得体，简短精炼，一目了然
• 作者简介: 学历、工作/服务单位、研究兴趣及领域
• 提要: 客观反映论文的主要内容，提出研究所获之主要成果和新见解，以及所获结论之重要意义
• 研究背景: 即引言，内容可包括：研究的动机或缘起、与研究课题相关的背景知识的介绍、前人的研究成果和不足之处、预期的结果，及该课题在相关领域中的意义和作用
• 研究目的: 提出研究的具体目标
• 研究方法: 明确举出论文要点所依据的材料，采集数据和分析数据的方法
• 研究成果: 力求提出具体、明确，并具备原创性的论点、看法或主张
• 讨论: 阐述研究成果对前人的看法做了哪些修正、补充、发展、证实或否定。 指出研究的不足之处或悬而未决的问题，以及对未来研究方向的展望
• 总结: 力求准确、完整地总结全文要点
• 征引与参考文献
• 致谢

Literary and Arts Category

二、艺文组

Buddhist Literature
Requirement: No restrictions in terms of literary and writing style.
With the spread of Buddhist culture from India, Buddhist literature in China has transformed into its unique style. There are three types of Buddhist literature texts that are created based on Chinese Buddhism:

• Literature texts of Praise: These include hymns praising the virtues of Buddha, and poems which expresses the Dharma with a deep, gentle and affectionate tone.
• Zen (Ch’an) literature texts: Expresses the mental states of one who has achieved liberation and enlightenment. E.g. “The Record of Linji“ by Yixuan, “The Record of Transmission of the Lamp in Jinde” by Daoyuan, “The Gateless Barrier” by Hui Kai, etc.
• Others: Popular works which aim to promote Dharma. Include comprises of poems, novels, short stories/proses, etc

（一）佛教文学：
要求：文体自选，形式不限
随着印度佛教文化的传播，在中国形成了独特的佛教文学。而依据中国人之佛教信仰所创作的佛教文学，大致可分以下三类︰

• 赞颂文学︰包括称赞佛德的赞歌、歌咏佛法甚深微妙的诗文。
• 禅文学︰表现解脱悟道的心境者，如《临济录》（义玄）、《景德传灯录》（道原）、《无门关》（慧开）等。
• 其他文学题材︰以弘扬佛法为目的的通俗作品。体裁包括诗歌，小说，散文等。

Literary Reportage
Literary Reportage straddles between journalism and literature. It is a type of literary genre which uses literature artistic styles to authentically and timely reflect society life’s events and human activities. It is a form of style which uses literature to process news materials. It narrates the existence of characters in real life, to contextualise the dynamism of such lives. Therefore, a reportage presents readers with materials for a more enlightened and holistic interpretation of world affairs.

Recommended format of literary reportage:

• Title
• Introduction (Exhibits vivid real-life events, accounts for the climax and ending of the events, expresses the feelings and emotions of the main characters, accounts for the intents and aims of writing, and the suspense and contradictions of the events)
• Body (Well structured with clear narration and description of the characters)
• Conclusion (Analyse and conclude events and/or the characters involved, may touch on future prospects)

（二）报导文学：
报导文学是一种介于新闻报导和文学作品之间的文学样式。也就是运用文学艺术形式真实、及时地反映社会生活事件和人物活动的一种文学体裁。 是用文学手段处理新闻题材的一种文体。叙写现实生活中确实存在的人物，反映多彩的现实生活。报导文学兼有文学性、新闻性和政论性三种特点。

报导文学体例：

• 标题
• 开头（展示生动逼真的场面；交代事件的高潮和结局；抒发主人公的感受； 交代写作动机，目的，事件的主要悬念和矛盾）
• 中部（注意两点：一是安排好结构，二是写好人物）
• 结尾（分析总结人物或事件，展望未来）

Book Review
A book review accounts one’s personal experiences, insights, perspectives and revelations after reading a book or an article. A review encompasses deep reflection and consideration of key takeaways from the book, followed by assimilation of the main points with one’s own interpretation and value-adding, and expression of these thoughts through different perspectives. Insights from the book also aim to resolve and overcome realistic challenges and problems faced by oneself or the human race as a whole.

Requirements:

• Summarises and organises the contents and key points of the book in a clear and concise manner.
• Analyses and critiques the contents and key points of the book, and strive to provide and explain personal perspectives clearly.
• Attempts to find relevance of personal point of view by relating or demonstrating them in real life phenomena or scenarios.

（三）阅读心得：
阅读心得是指读了一本书或一篇文章后，将自己个人具体的感受和所获之启示书写成文章。 简单而言，就是借由文字抒发读完书后的感触。所谓心得乃是力求将作品读通，然后经过认真思考以获得观点，进而阐述自己的思考结晶，乃至对作品中的思想进行诠释和升华，以期解决或克服个人乃至人类在现实生活中普遍面对的实际问题或障碍。

要求：

• 言简意赅地将作品的内容与观点进行归纳和整理
• 针对作品内容进行分析和评论，力求提出明确的个人观点
• 应试图以实际生活中的现象联系个人观点，并对此进行论证