We are pleased to announce that there will be free Yoga sessions at the Centre again in March 2018. The details are as follows:

Date: 7, 14, 21 and 28 April 2018 (Saturdays)

Time: 10:00 – 11:30 am (Please arrive 10 minutes before the class)

Venue: The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong
28/F Pacific Plaza, 410 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong

Map: https://goo.gl/maps/BciS2XNauV72

Reading Buddhist Pāli Texts: An Elementary Grammatical Guide
Author: Venerable Professor K L Dhammajoti
Publisher: The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong
(Hong Kong, March 2018). pp. 334++ ISBN: 978-988-16820-1-7

International Book Orders
At present we use Paypal to settle international book orders. Customers should advise on the title of the books required, the quantity, as well as the name and address of the recipients at publication@buddha-dharma.org.hk.

There is an informal Chinese New Year Blessing Ceremony organized by some students with Dāna offering to the monks. You are welcome to participate. Details are as follows:

Date:          18 February 2018 (Sunday)
Time:          10:00 am – 12:00nn
Venue:        The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong
                   28/F Pacific Plaza, 410 Des Voeux Road West, Hong Kong
Enquiries:    +852 2673 0001 / enquiries@buddha-dharma.org.hk

The pūjā and meditation session will take place as usual.

Journal of Buddhist Studies , Volume XIV 2017
(JBS XIV 2017)

Editor,
Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti 法光
Director & Professor,
The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong.
Chair Professor,
School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China.

Published by
Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri Lanka &
The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong (BDCHK).

Publication sponsored by
the Glorious Sun Charity Group, Hong Kong (旭日慈善基金).

CONTENTS:
Ānisaṃsa: Merit, Motivation and Material Culture
by Peter Skilling

Ajahn Brahm / Ajahn Brahmavamso Born in London in 1951 and graduated from Cambridge University with First Class Honours in Theoretical Physics, Ajahn Brahm is the Abbot of Bodhinyana Monastery in Australia, among other roles. A disciple of the late meditation master Ajahn Chah who has been a Theravada Buddhist monk for over 40 years, he is a highly sought after speaker who has been invited to give talks at the corporate headquarters of Google and Facebook, as well as the United Nations.

This introductory course is meant for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. Students will be introduced to the Sanskrit Devanagari alphabets and basic Sanskrit grammar required for reading simple Buddhist passages. The focus of this course will be to familiarize students with the basic Buddhist terminologies and simple sentences in the Buddhist Sanskrit Sūtras. At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to read simple Sanskrit passages. This course serves as a good preparation for the Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts I & II (ME 68) in the Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies programme.

Introducing Pāli

This is an elementary Pāli course for anyone who is interested in learning the ancient Buddhist language. It is a course designed for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. Students will learn basic Pāli grammar, and be guided in understanding some simple Pāli texts. At the end of the course, students will be able to read some simple Pāli texts.

This course provides a solid foundation for ME 67 Readings in Pali Suttas I & II in the Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies programme.

Date:        22 February – 17 May 2018 (Every Thursday)

我們很多情緒源於不接受自己，不懂得愛自己而未能真正愛別人，從而面對人際關係不和諧而帶來的痛苦。身心靈師何惠珠（汪橋）融合心理輔導經驗及禪修體驗，將在這個工作坊探索影響我們情緒的「内在小孩」，並以多個練習引導大家與自己的身心和好，與身邊的人和好。這個工作坊會以導師何惠珠（汪橋）所翻譯一行禪師的書——《和好 療癒你的內在小孩》作爲學員們閲讀分享的參考書，讓學員們深入了解自己内在的小孩。

這個工作坊會以導師何惠珠（汪橋）所翻譯一行禪師的書——《和好 療癒你的內在小孩》作爲學員們閲讀分享的參考書，讓學員們深入了解自己内在的小孩。

日期：        二零一八年二月二十四、三月三日、十日及（17日停課修習）二十四日（逢星期六） 共四節

時間：        下午三時正至五時正

上課地點：  香港佛法中心
                    香港德輔道西410號太平洋廣場28樓 (香港大學港鐵站B2出口)

地圖:            https://goo.gl/maps/BciS2XNauV72

The second briefing session of the 2018 Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (MA) programme will be conducted by Venerable Professor K L Dhammajoti. It offers an opportunity for the intended applicants to directly ask questions regarding the programmes.

Details as follows:

Download 下載： https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cqKQUfVZcBiPYc3gim2_Mf4naZqtfPBl