Project Overview
The convergence of Digital Transformation (DX) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping the research landscape. This project identifies the essential requirements for Japanese humanities to adapt to this new environment. By constructing a model for a digital scholarly space, we present concrete pathways for the evolutionary reorganization of traditional humanities practices.
To achieve this goal, we focus on Buddhist Studies—a field possessing the most advanced digital knowledge infrastructure within Japanese humanities. Utilizing the “Next-Generation Humanities DX Model” and a newly developed “Classical Text Compilation System” equipped with AI-OCR (both developed by the Principal Investigator), we will undertake a large-scale digital transformation to realize the re-compilation of the entire Buddhist Canon—specifically, the compilation of the Reiwa Daizōkyō.
Through this process, we aim to provide insights into new research methodologies and academic evaluation standards, thereby clarifying the future direction for Japanese humanities in the DX-AI era.
News
- We will be holding an international symposium hosted by this research project on December 20 (Sat) and 21 (Sun), 2025, at the Tokyo International Forum. Please click here for details. (2025.12.10)
- The list of selected projects and review results for the Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research have been published on the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) website. Please click here for information regarding this project. (2025.05.19)
- “Bauddha AI: RAG for Buddhist Studies — Supporting Buddhist Studies with Generative AI” has been released for a limited time. (2025.05.07)
Principal Investigator
Masahiro Shimoda（Musashino University）
Co-Investigators
Koichi Takahashi, Fumi Yao, Ikki Ohmukai（The University of Tokyo）
Christian Wittern（Kyoto University）
Kiyonori Nagasaki（International Institute for Digital Humanities / Keio University）