The scholarship application form and the supporting documents should be submitted to the centre of buddhist studies, the university of hong kong. In our centre,glorious sun group postgraduate scholarships in buddhist studies is available for buddhist clergy who pursue the research postgraduate degree programme. As the chinese struggled to master these doctrines it became evident that, despite the fact that these schools were all supposed to express the one dharma buddhas teaching, their. Every summer, the institute offers mindfulness retreats for families and adults. The selections default to english books from bps in all categories. Since its establishment, the 400 square meter center has hosted countless number of initiation ceremonies pujas and precious buddhist teachings by many different high karma kagyu rimpoches. Presenting a comprehensive portrayal of the reading of chinese and buddhist philosophy in early twentiethcentury german thought, chinese and buddhist philosophy in early twentiethcentury german thought examines the implications of these readings for contemporary issues in comparative and intercultural philosophy. Chinese buddhist philosophy bibliography philpapers. The master of buddhist studies programme offers quality teaching on the fundamental understanding and indepth analysis of buddhism from the textual, doctrinal and historical perspectives.
You may search within the results selected above for items containing text entered in the title, author, or keywords text boxes. Cnn overlooking lush sha tin in the northeastern new territories of hong kong, the ten thousand buddhas monastery is one of the citys most memorable cultural sites. Included is a fascinating appendix on the role that the lankavatara sutta may have played in early efforts to establish a mahayana school in sri lanka. Tibetan buddhist meditation in hong kong hong kong, hong. Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Plum village hong kong lantau island a less well known buddhist retreat on lantau island is the asian institute of applied buddhism, which has two separate monasteries for monks and nuns. Lai 2008 discusses the history of chinese buddhist thought up to the tang dynasty.
Use the dropdown list boxes to select the category, publication type, publisher, and language. Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics, and epistemology. It can be a bit mindboggling to walk into one of this stores locations. The future of philosophy in hong kong and macau, taken as a distinctive region 2, can be discussed in terms of either economic development or philosophical trends. The master of arts in applied buddhist studies at nti is a program that combines graduatelevel seminars with extensive research projects in a range of areas of the history, philosophy and contemporary aspects of buddhism.
Bodhi path hong kong new horizon buddhist association. When buddhism spread to different places and people, the role of the. Browse the bps bookshop buddhist publication society. We are a government registered nonprofitmaking religious community. From an economic point of view, the prospects of more and more highquality philosophical work coming out of this region in the next five years are excellent. A group of buddhists is seeking greater participation in politics, and is seeking to meet with religious leaders who will be voting in hong kongs leadership election at the end of this month. Along with the dalai lama, other leading figures listed included pope francis at no. It will have two sections, one that discusses general topics relevant to japanese buddhist philosophy and one that reads the work of the main japanese buddhist philosophers in the context of comparative philosophy. The centres objective is to achieve excellence in the promotion of high quality academic studies and indepth. An extremely clear introduction to many points of buddhist doctrine is the milindapanha, which purports to record conversations between a buddhist monk and milinda menander. Buddhist philosophy is the branch of eastern philosophy based on the teachings of gautama buddha c. If you are interested in learning more about buddhism in hong kong. Talks on buddhism and philosophy diamond way buddhism.
Doctor of philosophy in buddhist studies phd the buddha. The hong kong center also known as new horizon buddhist association was founded by the 14th shamar rinpoche in 2002. This volume brings together nineteen of mark sideritss most important essays on buddhist philosophy. Philosophy books hong kong online bookstore shopinhk. Centre of buddhist studies room 415, 4f, the jockey club tower centennial campus the university of hong kong pokfulam road, hong kong attn. Buddhist philosophy bookstore locations throughout hong kong is exactly what it says on the tin, a small chain of bookstores entirely devoted to buddhism, with more space devoted to one religion than most other bookstores use to display the latest bestsellers. Hong kong was founded in november 2008 as a nonprofit making, charitable, religious and educational organization to promote the teachings and practice of buddhism in the tradition of thich nhat hanh and plum village, france. Top general confucianism daoism buddhism islam christianity judaism bibliographies related journals christianity ricci 21st century roundtable on the history of christianity in china the ricci institute for chinesewestern cultural history, university of san francisco, ca, usa. Com hong kong online bookstore, toy shop, gifts serving hong kong and macau. Talks on buddhism and philosophy diamond way buddhism hong kong. Siddhartha gautama, a young prince of the shakhya clan in india, had been raised in a life of royal ease, shielded from the misery and cruelties of the world outside the palace gates, distracted by sensual pleasures and luxurious living. Liu 1985 and liu 1989 elucidate the notion of buddhanature in chinese buddhism. Miss carol li the faculty of arts will inform applicants of their application result in writing. When forum 18 visited the threeself patriotic movementchina christian council bookshop in shanghai, and the chinese buddhist association bookshop and a patriotic catholic church bookshop in beijing, in all three places individuals seem unhindered in having access to the great majority, if not all, contemporary religious texts.
Zen master, thich nhat hanhs, and plum villages international buddhist. There are more than 600 temples in the hksar government of. Dalai lama tops list of worlds most influential spiritual. The history of buddhist philosophy schools of indian buddhism.
Spiritual growth wellness healthy living selfimprovement buddhist meditation mindfulness buddhist meditation tibetan buddhism buddha meditate diamond way buddhism vajrayana buddhism start a new group. Buddhism, an indian religion introduced into china, in the 1st century adafter death, and taoism, a traditional chinese religion, have a considerable number of adherents in hong kong 90% are thought to practice an eclectic mixture of local religions. In 1935, the late sir robert ho tung and the late lady clara founded temple in hong kong. The numbers of buddhists are approximately 700 thousand. Ten thousand buddhas monastery is a hong kong treasure cnn. Chinese and buddhist philosophy in early twentiethcentury. Sep 25, 2017 cnn overlooking lush sha tin in the northeastern new territories of hong kong, the ten thousand buddhas monastery is one of the citys most memorable cultural sites. The dao companion to japanese buddhist philosophy dao. As shown in early buddhist texts, the precepts grew to be more important, and finally became a condition for membership of the buddhist religion. Buddhism in india, buddhism was a heterodox religious movement against the authority of the vedas, the bible of orthodox hinduism. With the kind approval of the spiritual director of the foundation most respectable lama zopa rinpoche, the centre in hong kong was established in 1989 and was named mahayana buddhist association. Inada 1997 comments on the chinese reception of buddhism. Buddhist philosophy bookshop limited hong kong companies.
Diamond way buddhism is part of the karma kagyu school, one of the three old schools of tibetan buddhism. Watkins bookshop in london has been compiling the list since 2011 as a way to celebrate living spiritual teachers. The date of annual examination for this private company limited is between sep and oct 24 upon the anniversary of incorporation. Jul 06, 2006 when forum 18 visited the threeself patriotic movementchina christian council bookshop in shanghai, and the chinese buddhist association bookshop and a patriotic catholic church bookshop in beijing, in all three places individuals seem unhindered in having access to the great majority, if not all, contemporary religious texts. Buddhist philosophy the origin and teachings of buddhism the story of buddhism might be said to have begun with a loss of innocence. Buddhism books hong kong online bookstore shopinhk. In more casual speech, by extension, philosophy can refer. Master of arts applied buddhist studies study in australia. Com has s of philosophy books on sale in hong kong. The five precepts were common to the religious milieu of 6thcentury bce india, but the buddhas focus on awareness through the fifth precept was unique.
One of the great world religions, it is divided into two main schools. This school puts special focus on buddhist meditation practice and we offer regular guided meditations at our centre in sheung wan, hong kong. Plum village foundation hong kong was founded in november 2008 as a nonprofit making, charitable, religious and educational organization to promote the teachings and practice of buddhism in the tradition of thich nhat hanh and plum village, france. Kalupahana covers the development of buddhist philosophy from its early days of oral tradition, councils and schisms through to the vajrayanas tantra and, lastly, on silent meditation and chan. Tea in china explores the contours of religious and cultural transformation in traditional china from the point of view of an everyday commodity and popular beverage. Buddhism is a major religion in hong kong and has been greatly influential in the traditional culture of its populace. From its inception, buddhism has had a strong philosophical component. It completes the applied buddhist studies program and culminates in an applied research project. Chinese buddhist philosophy primarily results from traditional chinese buddhist thinkers efforts to inherit, reinterpret, and develop theories and thoughts in various chinese translations of indian mahayana scriptures and treatises. Reviving the buddhist links between china and india, by tansen sen, author. Among the most prominent buddhist temples in the city there are the chi lin nunnery in diamond hill, built in the tang dynastys architectural style. The work traces the development of tea drinking from its mythical origins to the nineteenth century and examines the changes in aesthetics, ritual, science, health, and knowledge that tea brought with it.
Liang qichaos applied buddhism, by dan smyer yu, author. Through a series of case studies from the late 19thcentury and early 20th. Buddhist philosophy bookshop limited was incorporated on 200209 as a private company limited by shares registered in hong kong. Ten thousand buddhas monastery is a hong kong treasure. Coincidentia oppositorum, buddhist philosophy of emptiness, emptiness is joy or buddhist philosophy with tongue in cheek, editor of from buddhism to science and back, translator from english and tibetan. Buddhist philosophy, chinese routledge encyclopedia of. List of books and articles about buddhism in china. Buddhist philosophy bookshop hk, 4,934 likes 15 talking about this 85 were here. Pages in category buddhist philosophy the following 200 pages are in this category, out of 1,062 total. Theravada buddhism as part of the buddhist revival in mainland china and hong kong. Master of arts applied buddhist studies studies in australia.
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