The 5th MaMa Charitable Foundation
Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies Lecture Series
by
Professor Venerable K.L. Dhammajoti
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| Speaker: | Professor Venerable K.L. Dhammajoti |
| Time: | 7-9 pm | 20 & 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2018 (Sat) |
| Language: | English |
| Type: | Free admission | All are welcome |
| Organized by: | HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies |
| Sponsored by: | MaMa Charitable Foundation |
| Enquiry: | hkucbs@hku.hk | (852) 3917 0094 |
Lecture 1
The Nature of the Buddha Dharma — Philosophy, Psychology, Way of Life or Religion?
Time: 7-9 pm on 20 January 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
Lecture 2
Mind: Reactive and Creative
Time: 7-9 pm on 27 January 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
Lecture 3
The Buddha’s Moral Philosophy
Time: 7-9 pm on 3 February 2018 (Saturday)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Hall, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
About the Speaker
Professor Venerable K.L. Dhammajoti
MaMa Charitable Foundation Visiting Professor
Chairman, The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong
Chair Professor, School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China
Professor K.L. Dhammajoti is a leading scholar in the highly specialized field of Buddhist Studies known as Abhidharma, which deals with the metaphysical and epistemological doctrines of ancient Buddhism. He is well-versed in all the Buddhist Scriptural Languages, including Classical Chinese, Sanskrit, Pali and Tibetan and, as such, his expertise is highly sought after by academic institutions around the world, including the University of Calgary, which awarded him the prestigious Numata Chair of Buddhist Thought in the year 2000. He is the author of several scholarly books on Buddhist doctrines and has written many academic papers on his specialty. Professor Dhammajoti is also the editor of the internationally-renowned Journal of Buddhist Studies, dedicated to Buddhist research. In the last decade, he served in the Centre of Buddhist Studies of The University of Hong Kong as the Glorious Sun Endowed Professor in Buddhist Studies and continues to serve as Honorary Professor in the University after his retirement. At present, he is the Chairman of the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong.