Congratulations to our graduate student, Huiqiao Yao, from the Department of East Asian Studies at UA! Huiqiao has been awarded Merit Awards in an essay competition of “Ci - Chinese character of Compassion” hosted by Maitreya Culture & Education Foundation in Hong Kong. The foundation is established by Prof. Andrew Wong, who is a senior fellow of the Center for Buddhist Studies at UA.
Maitreya Culture & Education Foundation Ltd. will hold the Awarded Articles Presentation of “Ci-Chinese character of Compassion” for Celebration of 70th Anniversary of People's Republic of China & 100th Anniversary of May 4th Movement & 10th Anniversary of Maitreya Culture & Education Foundation Ltd. on May 4, 2019 at the Hong Kong Youth Association Building, North Point, Hong Kong.
The information of Huiqiao’s essay is listed as follows:
Title: Compassion in Universal Worthy's Conduct and Vows
Abstract: This is an exegetical essay on Universal Worthy's Conduct and Vows, Chapter 40 of Avatamsaka Sutra, which is one of the most important sutras in Mahayana Buddhism. In my essay, I argue that the basis of "ten vast and great conduct of vows" in this chapter is Buddhist "compassion," which is reflected through the love of the Buddha towards sentiment beings. Such compassion breaks the boundary between self and others, this life and afterlife. Thus, the compassion is vast, and by learning from the teaching of this chapter in Avatamsaka Sutra, we can benefit from the teachings of compassion and live a happier life.