GOOD NEWS for those interested in learning Buddhist Sanskrit!

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.

Herewith is the timetable for the 2016 Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (MA) Programme. Please note the following new courses are offered this year:
• Buddhist Economics Philosophy
• Buddhist Aesthetic Concepts: Analysis and Evaluation
• Buddhalogical Developments: A Study based on pre‑Mahāyāna Buddhist Literature
• Buddhist Psychotherapy

The deadline for application for the 2016 MA Programme is 29 February 2016. Occasional students are welcome.

The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong Ltd.

We would like to let you know that Professor Oliver Abeynayake, an internationally renowned scholar in Early Buddhism and Pāli, has been teaching in The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong since September 2015.

Video Recordings for 11 December 2015 Public Lecture on Adhimukti, meditative praxis and vijñaptimātratā Available

NEW PUBLICATION - Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma (5th edition)

The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong is happy to announce the publication of Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma (5th edition).

The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong will run an Elementary Pāli course from 22 February to 30 May 2016 (every Monday) from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

This is a course designed for the ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS. Classes will be conducted in English. You will learn basic Pāli grammar and be guided in understanding simple Pāli texts.  At the end of the course, you will be able to read simple Pāli Buddhist texts.

For details of the course, please refer to the attached file.

Interested persons please send full resumé, expected remuneration and date of availability by email to recruitment@buddha-dharma.org.hk or by fax 2673 0100.
Enquiries: 2673 0081

The Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (MA) programme conducted at the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong is affiliated with the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies (PGIPBS), University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka), internationally renowned for Buddhist Studies. All awards of the courses offered by PGIPBS are conferred by the University of Kelaniya.

The Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies programme conducted at the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong is affiliated with the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies (PGIPBS), University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka), internationally renowned for Buddhist Studies. All awards of the courses offered by PGIPBS are conferred by the University of Kelaniya. The programme aims to train the participants systematically and scholarly in the Buddha-dharma from a non-sectarian perspective.

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