| Hong Kong Buddhist Association | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 香港佛教聯合會 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 香港佛教联合会 | ||||||||||
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Hong Kong Buddhist Association (Chinese:香港佛教聯合會;Jyutping:hoeng1 gong2 fat6 gaau3 lyun4 hap6 wui2) is aBuddhist 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 ofBuddhism 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.
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.[1]
There are thirteen secondary schools, seven primary schools and eight kindergartens established by HKBA,[2] amongst which namely:
The association also runs theHong Kong Buddhist Hospital, which was founded in 1971.[3] The association also managed theHong Kong Buddhist Cemetery, which was completed and opened on 1963.[4]
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