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Dr Guang Xing Asanga 廣興
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Short Biography:
Guang Xing received his Ph.D. from School of Oriental and African Studies, the University of London. He is an Associate Professor and Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies, The University of Hong Kong and Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation Visiting Professor in Buddhism and Contemporary Society at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver 2007, Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies at the Buddhist College of Singapore 2010-2014. His publications include The Concept of the Buddha: Its Evolution from Early Buddhism to the Trikaya Theory (Routledge 2005). He is currently working on two monographs “Filial Piety in Chinese Buddhism”which is completed and “Buddhism and Chinese Culture” and has published many papers such as “A Buddhist-Confucian Controversy on Filial Piety” in Journal of Chinese Philosophy and “Buddhist Impact on Chinese Culture” in Asian Philosophy.
Professional Qualifications
Honours, Awards & Prizes
Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
| 2006-07-01 | The Li Chong Yuet Ming Buddhist Studies Fund: Cnetre of Buddhist Studies at University of Hong Kong
| Others
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| 2014-01-01 | Filial Piety in Chinese Buddhism: Government Matching Grant Scheme Grant
| Research Achievement
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| 2009-11-01 | Common Core Teaching Development Grant: University of Hong Kong
| Others
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| 2001-09-01 | Sutasoma Scholarship 2001-2002: SOAS Centre of Buddhist Studies, University of London
| Research Achievement
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Professional Societies
Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
07/1997-present | member | UK Association for Buddhist Studies |
02/2006-12/2007 | member | American Academy of Religion |
07/2004-present | member | International Association of Buddhist Studies |
09/1999-present | member | The Buddhist Scholars Information Network (H-Buddhism) |
2014-2015 | member | The selection committee of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation/ACLS Program in Buddhist Studies |
2014/09-present | Academic Advisor | Malaysian Buddhist Academy Foundation |
2015/09-2020/08 | Senior Academic Advisor | Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education |
2014/09-present | Academic Advisor | Malaysian Buddhist Academy Foundation |
2015/06-2019/06 | Committee Member | The Management Committee for the Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, CUHK |
2015/06-present | Committee Member | The Academic Committee for the Centre for the Study of Humanistic Buddhism, CUHK. |
2014/09-present | Academic Advisor | Malaysian Buddhist Academy Foundation |