The seventh volume of Studies on Humanistic Buddhism explores the application of Buddhist wisdom to contemporary management. The volume contains ten articles—eight translated from Chinese and two written in English (McKenzie and Goirand, Starlyte)—as well as two student papers.
The topics range from the management of business enterprises, educational and monastic organizations, the self, and even the creation of a Pure Land. A unifying theme across the articles is the insight that cultivating one’s own mind is the foundation for effectively managing others. As Huang Kuo-Ching noted in an earlier volume of this journal, “Venerable Master Hsing Yun pointed out that the core aspect of management lies in management of the mind. Moreover, a leader must have the ability to manage one’s mind before managing that of others.” This underscores the central message of this volume: effective leadership begins with self-management.
Editor’s Preface ................................................................................................ vii
Compassionate Management Principles from the ‘Universal Gate Chapter’.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun ............................................................................ 1
Managing the Mind: Charles Yeung and the Three Strategies of the Glorious Sun Group.
Chen Chien-Huang ............................................................................................ 17
Buddhist Emotional Management: A Case Study of Humanistic Living Chan.
Chen Ken ........................................................................................................... 73
Building a Buddhist Ethos in a Tertiary Educational Institution, Nan Tien Institute, Australia: A Qualitative Study.
Bruce McKenzie and Magoli Goirand ............................................................ 105
Exploring the Theoretical and Practical Applications of Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Humanistic Buddhism to Corporate Ethics.
Huang Kuo-Ching ............................................................................................ 131
The Underlying Emptiness of Addiction.
David G. Starlyte ..............................................................................................169
Youth Self-Management Based on the Śṛgālavāda Sūtra.
Venerable Master Hsing Yun ......................................................................... 193
A Brief Discussion on Management and Transcendence in Fo Guang Shan.
Yang Ping ........................................................................................................ 207
The Application of Right Action, Right Livelihood, and the Six Perfections in Business Management.
Chen Ken ........................................................................................................ 215
Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s Idea of Oneness and Coexistence: Equality, Loving Kindness and Compassion, and the Dharma Realm of the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.
Chen Chien-Huang .........................................................................................239
Digitizing the Chinese Buddhist Canon: Exploring the Impact on the Buddhist Project in China.
Claire R. Chang .............................................................................................. 279
Sunday Check-In Digital Saṅgha Overview.
Lara Duggan ................................................................................................... 299
