Jing Yin, Director, Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong

Ph.D., SOAS, University of London, Year 2002

Fields of Specialty:
Vinaya, Humanistic Buddhism, Chinese Buddhism, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism

Current Lecture Courses:

Mahayana Buddhism
Study of the Vinaya
Life and Buddhism
Making Sense of Chan
Money, Love and Morality

Publications:
Books
Buddhism for Key Stage 1 (Text book) (London, 2000)
Buddhism for Key Stage 2 (Text book) (London, 2003)
Chief-editor, Spiritual Journey to Tunhuang (HK, Commercial Press, 2005)
Law of Moral Causation (HK, Commercial Press, 2005)
A Thought Moment (HK, Commercial Press, 2005)
Sacrifice oneself for Others (HK, Commercial Press, 2005)
The Social Significance of Five Precepts in Modern Time vol. 1 (HK, 2002)
The Social Significance of Five Precepts in Modern Time vol. 2 (HK, 2003)
The Social Significance of Five Precepts in Modern Time vol. 3 (HK, 2004)
Chief-editor of the Concise Chinese Tripitaka with Punctuation Marks ().
Jiuzhou Book Press, (Beijing, 1998)
The Pure Regulation with Punctuation Marks . Jiuzhou Book Press, (Beijing,
1998).

Research papers
Huilengs South ChanReturning to the essence of the Buddhas teaching for the second
time in the development of Buddhist thought. The Research of Chan (No. 5, 2001,
Nanjing University)
Jian Zhengs Travel to the East and Healthy Development of the Sangha
. Collective Articles in Commemoration of Jian Zhengs Travel to the East
. (Yang Zhou, 2004)
The analysis of the value of Buddhist education. Juequn (No. 4, 2001, Shanghai)
The hypothesis for Chinese Buddhist education in the future based on reviewing the
traditional method of Buddhist education. The Voice of Dharma (No. 4, 2000, Beijing).
Three dimensions of the Vinaya. The Voice of Dharma (No. 11, 1999, Beijing); Dharma
Series Research Paper on Chinese Buddhist Studies (Fokungshan, Taiwan)
The Social Significance of the Vinaya in Modern China. Academic Journal of Religious
Association of China. (Beijing, 1998).
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The Future of Buddhist Education. Academic Journal of Religious Association of China

(Beijing, 1998).
Buddhism in China. Musica Sacra International. (Germany, 1997, p. 76-83).
How should Chinese Buddhism be reshaped in Mainland China under market economy in
modern China. (Cihang Commemoration Society, Taiwan, 1994).
Research on trend of Buddhist current situation in Sri Lanka. Association News Letter.
(Beijing, 1994).
Review on the movement of the lacquer statue of Master Jian Zhen visiting China in 1980: its
impact on restoration of Buddhism in Mainland China after the Culture Revolution.
Collected Works in Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the founding of the
Buddhist Association of China. (Beijing, 1993); Dharma Series Research Paper on
Chinese Buddhist Studies (Fokungshan, Taiwan)
The Buddhist perspective of wealth. The Voice of Dharma (No. 2, 4, 6, 1992, Beijing);
Dharma Series Research Paper on Chinese Buddhist Studies (Fokungshan, Taiwan)
Buddhist Perspective of Matter (tr.), by Y. Karunadasa. The Voice of Dharma (Beijing, 1992).

Selected Conference Papers

Working as OneBuddhist unity and co-operation ().
Presented at International Conference on Theravada and Mayayana, Nakhon Pathom
and Bangkok, Thailand, 16-19 July, 2004.
Establishing Right Viewthe key to modernization of Buddhism
. Presented in International Conference for Chinese Mahayana Tradition
Today- an indepth and comprehensive review, Singapore, 26th27st June 2004,
organized by the Centre of Buddhist Studies, the University of Hong Kong and the
Singapore Buddhist Federation, Nanjing University.
Life Fore of Vinaya in Digital Era , presented in the Eight General
Conference of the World Buddhist Chinese Sangha Council
, Bangkok, Thailand, 13-15, March, 2004.
Anthropocentricthe Base to establish Humanistic Buddhism in New Age
, Presented in the International Conference on Buddhism and
Modern Society, Hong Kong, 04-06, December, 2003

Articles in Chinese
Buddhist Perspective of Piety , Macau Buddhism (No.44-50, 2004-05)
Brief Rendition of the Twenty-five Kinds of Perfect Understanding of the Truth in the
Surangama-sutra Macau Buddhism (No. 37-42, 2003-04)
Causality Buddhist Compassion No. 125-136
. HK, 2004)
Craving is the Path . Buddhist Compassion No. 198-123 . HK, 2004
Cultivating Right Attitude towards CVP from the Four Noble Truth
. Buddhist Compassion No. 95 . HK, 2003
Dying moment. Macau Buddhism (No. 30-32, 2002)
Citing the Buddhas name and practising Buddhism. Macau Buddhism (No. 29, 2002, Macau)
Some queries on the Pure Land theories. Macau Buddhism (No. 26, 2001 to No. 28, 2002,
Macau)
Causality and its significance. Macau Buddhism (No. 21, 2000 to No 22, 2001, Macau)
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The origin of Threefold Training Macau Buddhism (No. 6, 1999, Macau)

The combined function of Threefold Training. Macau Buddhism (No. 7, 1999, Macau)
The main features and spirit of Vinaya. Ganlu (No. 10, 1999, Macau)
Discussing the spirit and main characteristics of the Vinaya based on the analysing legislation
and Implementation of law. Macau Buddhism (No. 9, 1998, Macau)
The Importance of Observing Precepts. Macau Buddhism (No. 8, 1998, Macau)
Reflecting the development of Buddhism in mainland China after learning Buddhism in UK.
The Voice of Dharma (No. 11, 1998, Beijing)
Mind is reality. Macau Buddhism (No. 1-2, 1997, Macau)
Helping sentient beings with compassionate mind, practicing right livelihood and abstaining
from stealing. The Voice of Dharma (No. 1-3, 2001, Beijing).
Respecting life, abstaining from killing with compassion. The Voice of Dharma (No. 11-12,
2000, Beijing).
Zhao Puchu and my life of studying abroad. The Voice of Dharma (No. 6, 2000, Beijing)
Zheng Gou, the eminent monk in modern China. Collective Work in Memory of Tenth
Anniversary of Master Zheng Gou. (1998, Beijing); The Voice of Dharma (Beijing,
1998).
Buddhist Education in UK. Amidabha Pureland Aspirers, (No. 40, 1998, Los Angeles).
The True meaning of Offering. Macau Buddhism, 1998.
Buddhist Custom in Thailand. The Buddhist Culture (Beijing, 1992).
The Value of Buddhism in Society. The Voice of Dharma (Beijing, 1992).
The Tradition of Begging Alms. The Voice of Dharma (Beijing, 1992).
Study on Bodhi Tree. Hong Kong Buddhism (Hong Kong, 1990).
Study on Vesaka Festival. Hong Kong Buddhism (Hong Kong, 1991).
The Buddhas Silence. The Voice of Dharma (Beijing, 1992); Dharma SeriesResearch Paper
on Chinese Buddhist Studies (Fokungshan, Taiwan)

Selected public lectures

Uncover Mystical Veil of the Buddhas Relic for 400 people in Hongchuan Memorial Hall,
KMS, Singapore (2004/8)
Attaining & Balancing Your 3 Wealths-Material wealth, emotional wealth and spiritual
wealth for over 2000 people in Kreta Ayer Peoples Theatre, Singapore. (2003/8)
Gist of Hear Stra, Audience: lecturers and students of both postgraduate and undergraduate
courses, Lancaster Buddhist Society, Lancaster University (1998/11).
Origin of Mahyana Buddhism in SOAS Buddhist Society (1998)
The Principle of Vinaya in Cambridge Buddhist Society (1998/11)
Certain Misunderstanding between Mahyna Theravda Buddhism in Cambridge Buddhist
Society (1998/05)
Main Features of Theravda Buddhism in Lancaster Buddhist Society, Lancaster University.
Audience: lecturers and students of both postgraduate and undergraduate courses(1998).
Assisting Ms. Yang Li () on the BBC World Service, radio programme, Chinese Section
to design and give a talk on Travelling in Buddhist Land from February to March. It
was an eight-week Mandarin programme(1998).
Six lectures each time on a summer retreat by the Buddhist Association of Macau from 1997
to 2004.
Eight lectures in the Nanshan Buddhist Tourist Centre, Hainan Province, China, in August.
The topics were Non-duality, Buddhist and Chinese Culture, Buddhism and
Modern Chinese Society, etc (1998).

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Buddhist talks in the Summer Camp of Daily Chan in Hebei Province for about 300
university students in 1997, 1998 and 2000 respectively.

Grants and Awards:

Sutasoma Scholarship 2001-2002, SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of London.
Po Lin Monastery Scholarship 1996-2002, Hong Kong.

Current Research:
The Bodhisattva precepts and Origin of Mahyna Buddhism
Buddhism education
Buddhism for Key Stage 3, (Text book for UK middle school students)
Buddhism for Key Stage 4, (Text book for UK high school students)
Gate to the happiness
Real personality of Deveddata

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