Centre of Buddhist Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
In February 2015, the Sixth Patriarch’s Temple (Liuzu Si) in Guangdong signed an agreement with CUHK to establish the Centre for the Study of Chan Buddhism and Human Civilization under the Department of Cultural and Religious studies in CUHK. The collaboration was set to last for five years. Upon the finish of a five-year contract in 2020, the Centre continued to operate until the retirement of the then Director of the Centre, Dr. Xueyu, in November 2024. With the support of a new donation, the Buddhist Centre was renamed as the Centre of Buddhist Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUCBS).
Missions
- To promote excellence in research and teaching of Buddhist Studies at CUHK at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- To generate a dynamic academic environment that brings together scholars from different disciplines across the campus and beyond to further research in Buddhism, especially Buddhism in China.
- To enhance and deepen public and scholarly understanding of Buddhism in its richness and diversity, past and present.
- To collaborate with local Buddhist communities to help educate the public about Buddhist beliefs, practices, and ways of life.
Executive committee
| Chair: | Prof. TAM Wai Lun (Director of CBSCUHK) |
| Member: |
Prof. WANG Xingyi (CRS) |
Management Committee
| Chair: | Prof. & Dean Max TANG Xiaobing (Dean of Faculty of Art) |
| Convener: | Prof. TAM Wai Lun (Director of CBSCUHK) |
| Members: | Prof. YAO Zhihua (Philosophy) Prof. Wang Xingyi (CRS) |
Advisors
| Prof. PANG Lai Kwan (CRS Chairperson) Ven. Kuan Yun (Abbot, Western Monastery HK) |