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The Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
The Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI) is a loose association of institutions and
individuals involved in the input and processing of Buddhist texts in the electronic medium.
It was founded in 1993 in Berkeley, California, and has rapidly gained momentum as more and
more people realize the need to coordinate efforts and adopt compatible strategies in porting
the Buddhist textual heritage to the electronic medium.
- History of the EBTI: The Electronic Buddhist Text Intitiative was founded in 1993 in Berkeley. It has since held several meetings, study trips, and workshops.
- Objectives of the EBTI: The coordination and promotion of efforts in the creation and use of electronic Buddhist resources.
- Reports on past meetings (Berkeley 93, Taipei 94, Hong Kong 94, Korea 1994, Taipei 1995)
- The Taipei meeting (Michel Mohr; April 96):
The next EBTI meeting will take place in Taipei from April 5 to 7, 1996.
- Urs App's Overview of Buddhist input projects (Urs App; July/1993)
- Latest news about Buddhist input projects (Urs App; June/1995)
- News about the Korean Tripitaka input project (Urs App; October/1995)
- A Talk about EBTI by Lewis Lancaster (held in Korea)
- Joining the EBTI:
Any institution or individual involved in Buddhist input projects is welcome to apply for membership .
- You might also check outJohn Lehman's EBTI page
The following are contact addresses for more information about EBTI:
Author:Urs APP
Last updated: 95.4.16