THE JOURNAL OF ORIENTAL STUDIES（Vol. 30）

On Publication of The Journal of Oriental Studies Vol. 30…Akira Kirigaya

Statement: Post-Corona, New Change from Human Dimension…Felix Unger

■Feature: Silk Road ― Views on the Eastward Transmission of Buddhism

Foreword…Kenzo Kawasaki

Journey of the Lotus Sutra: Khotan to Tunhuang…Lokesh Chandra

Samantamukha (All-seeing) Avalokiteśvara and Khotan: Comments on Zhang Xiaogang’s Paper…Lokesh Chandra

Transmission of Mahāyāna Buddhism from Gandhāra and Bactria to China…Seishi Karashima

On the History of Buddhist Structures in Tarmita-Termez…Shakirdjan R. Pidaev

Buddhism in the Chuy Valley (Kyrgyzstan) in the Middle Ages…Valery A. Kolchenko

Kalparāja-sūtra and Pagoda Worship…Duan Qing
The Contribution of Paper in the Transmission of Buddhist Scriptures in the Western Regions…Rong Xinjiang
Sanskrit Folios from an Unknown Commentary on the Yogācārabhūmi: A Preliminary Report…Zhang Hanjing and Ye Shaoyong

■Religious Perspectives on Peace and Happiness in a Global Civilization
   From the Symposium in Conjunction with the 34th Annual Conference of the IOP

Issues for Religions in Peace Building: From the Perspective of the Study of Conscience and Integral Peace…Katsuhiro Kohara

Possibilities for Interpreting Buddhist Responses to Wartime Conditions in Light of the Example of the Soka Kyoiku Gakkai…Mikio Matsuoka

Happiness and Transcendental Thought in Christianity: A View from Educational Practice…Nobuhiro Nakamura

Revival of the Theory of Happiness and the Philosophy of Soka…Yutaka Ishigami

■Contributions

Respect for Sanctity of Life: Philosophy Established as World Spirit…Akira Kirigaya

Tolstoy and Gandhi…Abdusalam Guseynov

Optimizing Interactions between Mind and Body to Develop the Resilience to Overcome the Challenges of Sickness and DeathChristopher…Chiong-Meng Boey

Non-violent Alternatives and Sustainable Peace: Lessons from Gandhi…Neelakanta Radhakrishnan