HK Wan Chai Lockhart Road 338 HK Buddhist Association

Hong Kong Buddhist Association () is a

Buddhist Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

umbrella organisation in Hong Kong which was founded in 1945. The association has nearly ten thousands individual members including both monastic and laity, and promotes the propagation of

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...

in Hong Kong. It also provides a series of charity services in Hong Kong, including education, medical, child care, youth activities, elderly care and burial.

Notable Projects

Meditation Project for Secondary School students

With the support of D. H. Chen Foundation, HKBA has started a project in 2016 by teaching meditation (based on Maha-satiphatthana) to the secondary school students in order to promote their mental and physical well-being. Meditation rooms were also set up in the HKBA-affiliated thirteen secondary schools.

Education and Social Welfare

There are thirteen secondary schools, seven primary schools and eight kindergartens established by HKBA, amongst which namely:

Primary schools

* Buddhist Chi King Primary School * Buddhist Chan Wing Kan Memorial School * Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill Primary School * Buddhist Lam Bing Yim Memorial School * Buddhist Lim Kim Tian Memorial Primary School * Buddhist Wong Cheuk Um Primary School * Buddhist Wing Yan School

Secondary schools

Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College Buddhist Fat Ho Memorial College is a co-educational secondary school in Hong Kong. The school opened in 1977 and as of 2016 had approximately 350 students. It is run by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association and sponsored by Po Lin Monastery. I ...

* Buddhist Ho Nam Kam College * Buddhist Hung Sean Chau Memorial College * Buddhist Kok Kwong Secondary School * Buddhist Mau Fung Memorial College *

Buddhist Sin Tak College Buddhist Sin Tak College () is a secondary school in Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. It uses the English and Chinese languages as the media of instruction. History The school was established by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association (HKBA), w ...

* Buddhist Sum Heung Lam Memorial College *

Buddhist Tai Hung College Buddhist Tai Hung College () is a school. It is located in the Cheung Sha Wan area of Sham Shui Po district of Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Caritas Medical Centre. Established in 1969, it was the second school established by the Hong Kong Buddhist A ...

* Buddhist Tai Kwong Chi Hong College * Buddhist Wai Yan Memorial College *

Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College Buddhist Wong Fung Ling College (BWFLC) is a secondary school in Causeway Bay, Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. It first opened in 1959.Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College ( Chinese: 佛敎葉紀南紀念中學) is the first secondary school on the Tsing Yi Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Located in Cheung Ching Estate, the school was founded by Hong Kong Buddhi ...

The association also runs the

Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital () is a public, community hospital with 324 beds in Lok Fu, Hong Kong, within walking distance of Lok Fu station. It is under the Kowloon Central Cluster managed by the Hospital Authority. Hospital Chief Executive i ...

, which was founded in 1971.

References

External links

Official website
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