Paper Contribution

to

the 7th China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine

Special Edition for the 8th Centenary of the Foundation of the Medical Bureau of Shaolin Temple

and

the Annual Seminars on Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine & 

Pharmacy and on Development Strategy of the Association of Chinese Pharmaceutical Culture Studies

Dear Madam or Sir,

It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to contribute paper for the 7th China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine which will take place on May 28 and 29, 2017at Shaolin Temple in the legendary Mountain Song, central China’s Henan Province.

Renowned in the world for its traditions of Chan (Zen),Medicine and Martial Arts, the Shaolin Temple is not only one of the excellent emblems of traditional Chinese culture, but also one of the humanity’s cultural inheritances for its authenticity, singularity and uniqueness, therefore of a worldwide influence. Founded in 1217, the Medical Bureau of Shaolin Temple, reputed as the ‘Origin of Chinese Buddhist Medicine’, has developed its unique system of Buddhist medicine and pharmacy thanks to the incessant studies and effort by many a generation of accomplished monks, which is now literally summarized as‘three therapies and seven approaches’.

Initiated by the Shaolin Temple in May 2011, the China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine has already known six editions which have gathered experts, specialists, scholars and academicians all around the world to have discussions and exchanges on major medical issues, of which the collected papers and academic journals, once published, have received unexceptional recognition from professionals, inland and abroad alike. Buddhist medicine and pharmacy, with its thousand years of history, has seen a new day to the benefits of the whole society. This year’s Forum, on the occasion of the 8th Centenary of the Foundation of the Medical Bureau of Shaolin Temple as well as the implementation of the Law of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, is endeavoring to contribute to the revival of the research and studies on traditional Chinese pharmacy. We hope that our gathering here can bring more new ideas and a wider horizon to the development of traditional Buddhist medicine and pharmacy, and make our own contribution to the well-being of mankind.

The main theme for this year’s Forum as well as its seminar is designated as the Inheritance and Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Pharmacy,with which your paper is kindly required to keep aligned. All papers will go through assessment by the Jury of China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine and thirty among them will be finally awarded the Excellence Prize, which will be collected and published in a prestigious publishing house with two copies for each awarded author.

Hand-in Period: March 31, 2017 to May 25,2017

Target Authors: scholars, researchers,specialists and accomplished practitioners in such fields as Chan (Zen) culture, Buddhist medicine, naturopathy, health management, etc.

Paper is kindly required to

1.be written in the spirit of scientific integrity and academic originality;

2.be written in Chinese in length of 3000 to 5000 Chinese characters, with exception to be considered in special case;

3.be composed of five parts: abstract, key words, body text, notes and references, with particular attention to the part of notes which should be conforming to the academic norms.

4.meet the relevant academic norms in technical details such as foreign letters,punctuation, scale measures, reign titles, numbers and quantity, etc.;

5.be submitted in electronic version to the email address as follows, with subject marked as ‘Paper Contribution to the 7th China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine’, along with the personal information of the author, such as full name, occupation/employer, professional title, personal contacts, etc;

6.be NEVER published previously and with NO purpose of multiple submission.

Postal Address: Editorial Department, The Organizing Committee of The China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine;

                                The Medical Bureau, Shaolin Temple, Henan Province, P. R.China

E-Mail Address: [email protected]   

                               [email protected]  

For any further information or inquiry, please do not hesitate to join us at the following contacts:

Coordinators: Yan-Dan  Heng-Yuan   

TEL: (+86) 371 6730 0118;   (+86) 371 5378 8169   

QQ: 1523477521

Looking forward to your presence at the Shaolin Temple, we highly appreciate your professionalism and enthusiasm for this contribution.

Most sincerely,

The Medical Bureau of Shaolin Temple

The Organizing Committee of

The China Summit Forum of Buddhist Medicine