Nan Tien Institute Humanistic Buddhism Centre Releases 10th Anniversary Commemorative Video

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The Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Institute Humanistic Buddhism Centre Australia has reached its 10th anniversary and released a commemorative video on 17 December. The video looks back on a decade of achievements in advancing Humanistic Buddhism through education, scholarship, and community practice, showcasing the Centre’s far-reaching impact from Australia to the international stage and its compassionate response to contemporary challenges.

Founded by Fo Guang Shan Founder Venerable Master Hsing Yun, Nan Tien Institute established the Centre for Humanistic Buddhism in 2015, with Dr. Venerable Jue Wei appointed as Director. On the occasion of the Centre’s 10th anniversary, Most Venerable Hsin Bau, Abbot of Fo Guang Shan, affirmed the Centre’s fruitful accomplishments over the past decade and expressed gratitude for the collective support and efforts that have helped promote the ideals of Humanistic Buddhism and bring them to life in people’s hearts.

Dr. Venerable Jue Wei stated that, guided by Fo Guang Shan’s mission of “nurturing talent through education” and the spirit of giving, the Centre is dedicated to the dissemination of Buddhist scholarship, the development and publication of academic resources, community building, and the internationalisation of Humanistic Buddhism, responding to a world marked by constant change and challenges.

Over the past ten years, the Centre has launched a number of landmark initiatives, including the “Community of Practice” program, which has now reached its 250th week and brings together participants from around the world to cultivate body and mind through the values of Humanistic Buddhism. The Centre has continued to publish the Studies on Humanistic Buddhism English monograph series, building a bibliography of more than 1,500 academic entries; developed the “Australian Buddhism Research Project,” integrating national surveys with ethnographic fieldwork; and established international scholarly networks and the “Mettaverses” initiative. Many of these achievements have received support from the Hsing Yun Education Foundation of Australia.

In addition, the Centre has engaged in academic exchanges with institutions such as Deakin University, Western Sydney University, and Charles Darwin University, hosted international conferences, and published scholarly works including “Cultivating Compassion: Beyond the Crisis”. The Centre has also continued to “reach out” and actively engage with the wider community, promoting the localisation of Humanistic Buddhism through multiple interviews with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) National Radio.

Former President Professor Denise Kirkpatrick noted that the Community of Practice established by the Centre for Humanistic Buddhism is a powerful international community that enables participants to gain a deep understanding of Nan Tien Institute and collectively explore the thought and writings of Venerable Master Hsing Yun. She also highly commended the Studies on Humanistic Buddhism journal for its important role in advancing scholarly dissemination, undertaking major translation projects, and helping students develop the mindset and resilience needed to navigate a rapidly changing world.

Incoming President Professor Alistair Noble expressed strong confidence that the Humanistic Buddhism promoted by the Centre has profound influence on local communities, across Australia, and globally. He hopes the Centre will, from its distinctive perspective, play an even more significant role in the study of religion, Buddhism, religious thought, and philosophy—within Australia, the Asia-Pacific region, and the wider world.

UNESCO Regional Director for Southeast Asia, Honorary Professor at the University of Wollongong, and Advisor to the Centre for Humanistic Buddhism at Nan Tien Institute, Emeritus Professor Stephen Hill, said it was a great honour to have met Venerable Master Hsing Yun when the Master arrived at Nan Tien Institute in 2015. Inspired by the Master, he went on to collaborate with other scholars in compiling the “Kyoto Manifesto for Global Economics”. He emphasised that compassion lies at the heart of everything—not merely sympathy for others, but the active willingness to reach out, cross suffering, and take action.

Looking ahead, Dr. Venerable Jue Wei said the Centre will continue to strengthen organisational stability and expand its network of partners, pursuing more focused and systematic development so that Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s aspiration of “the Dharma flowing unceasingly across the five continents” may continue to spread throughout the world.

Link to the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Video of the Centre for Humanistic Buddhism at Nan Tien Institute:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDJfnLDKcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHDJfnLDKcQ