Chung-hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies

The Chung-hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies is a Buddhist studies research institute founded by Master Sheng Yen. In 2007, its teaching functions were transferred to the Dharma Drum Buddhist College, and it returned to being a research institution with four main goals: digital archives, academic research, publications, and international exchange. It focuses on Chinese Buddhist studies and has undertaken projects such as the Chinese Buddhist monastery gazetteers, medieval manuscript databases, and Yogacara text databases.

In 1985, Master Sheng Yen founded the Chung-hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies at the Beitou Chung-hwa Buddhist Culture Center. In 1987, it was approved by the Ministry of Education as a formal educational and academic institution. In 2001, it moved to the Dharma Drum Mountain World Center for Buddhist Education in Jinshan. In 2007, its teaching functions were transferred to the Dharma Drum Buddhist College, and it returned to being a research institution with four main goals: digital archives, academic research, publications, and international exchange.

A research institution dedicated to Chinese Buddhist studies, aiming to serve global researchers in the field.

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