Experiments in Distant Reading: Using Topic Modeling on Chinese Buddhist Texts from 500-800 CE- Marcus Bingenheimer
- Justin Brody
- Ryan Nichols
The article explores the use of BERTopic to analyze Chinese Buddhist texts from 500–800 CE, distinguishing between translated Indian-Chinese and native Chinese-Chinese writings. The findings shed light on the sinicization of Buddhism, uncovering key thematic differences that suggest new avenues for historical and linguistic study.
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