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Faculty Members
Dr. Junling Gao
Research Assistant Professor
Research Field:
Neuropsychology, medicine and Buddhism, neuroscientific studies on religious chanting, awareness training program, mindfulness-based stress reduction. Other interests include, the application of new techniques in real-world situations, for example, applying wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) and brain stimulation in meditation-related research.
For details, please visit the links below:
https://repository.hku.hk/cris/rp/rp03154
https://www.budscilab.hku.hk/
Dr. Jonathan Carl Feuer
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research Field:
Korean Buddhism, Buddhist modernity, Buddhist chaplaincy, religion and violence, modern Korean history, lived religion
Dr. Rev Madipola Wimalajothi Thero
RGC Junior Research Fellow
Research Field:
Theravāda Buddhism––texts, vinaya, rituals, and history, Textual criticism, Editing and translating Pāli texts, Religion and religious studies
Dr. Junfu Wong
RGC Junior Research Fellow
Research Field:
Buddhism in Premodern China, Lay Buddhism, Buddhism along the Silk Road, Buddhist Rituals, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Local Beliefs and Rituals, Interplay between Buddhism and Taoism
Mr. Hank Leung
Senior Research Assistant (Data Scientist)
Research Field:
At the intersection of Buddhism, psychology and neuroscience, I mainly focus on experiment design, data collection, and data analysis. Our lab makes use of EEG, ECG, and psychological questionnaires to test the application and applicability of Buddhist ideas and practices. Current topics include: religious chanting, meditation, and self schema.
Ven. Dr. Xiang Hong Shi
Research Assistant
Research Field:
Dunhuang Manuscript, Buddhist Philology, Ideology History of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
Ven. Dr. Dorji Wangmo
Research Assistant
Research Field:
Tibetan Buddhist Studies with a focus on Dzogchen Tradition and Nyingma Literature, Religious Histories in the Transmission of Dzogchen, Philology and Textual Studies.
Dr. Junling Gao
Research Assistant Professor
Research Field:
Neuropsychology, medicine and Buddhism, neuroscientific studies on religious chanting, awareness training program, mindfulness-based stress reduction. Other interests include, the application of new techniques in real-world situations, for example, applying wearable electroencephalogram (EEG) and brain stimulation in meditation-related research.
For details, please visit the links below:
https://repository.hku.hk/cris/rp/rp03154
https://www.budscilab.hku.hk/
Dr. Jonathan Carl Feuer
Post-doctoral Fellow
Research Field:
Korean Buddhism, Buddhist modernity, Buddhist chaplaincy, religion and violence, modern Korean history, lived religion
Dr. Rev Madipola Wimalajothi Thero
RGC Junior Research Fellow
Research Field:
Theravāda Buddhism––texts, vinaya, rituals, and history, Textual criticism, Editing and translating Pāli texts, Religion and religious studies
Dr. Junfu Wong
RGC Junior Research Fellow
Research Field:
Buddhism in Premodern China, Lay Buddhism, Buddhism along the Silk Road, Buddhist Rituals, Inscriptions and Manuscripts, Local Beliefs and Rituals, Interplay between Buddhism and Taoism
Mr. Hank Leung
Senior Research Assistant (Data Scientist)
Research Field:
At the intersection of Buddhism, psychology and neuroscience, I mainly focus on experiment design, data collection, and data analysis. Our lab makes use of EEG, ECG, and psychological questionnaires to test the application and applicability of Buddhist ideas and practices. Current topics include: religious chanting, meditation, and self schema.
Ven. Dr. Xiang Hong Shi
Research Assistant
Research Field:
Dunhuang Manuscript, Buddhist Philology, Ideology History of Chinese Pure Land Buddhism
Ven. Dr. Dorji Wangmo
Research Assistant
Research Field:
Tibetan Buddhist Studies with a focus on Dzogchen Tradition and Nyingma Literature, Religious Histories in the Transmission of Dzogchen, Philology and Textual Studies.