To further Pali and Sanskrit learning and the reading Buddhist texts from original Indian source materials, as part of the Dhamma mission of BDCHK, the second to fourth lecture of MABS 67 II Readings in Pali Suttas II: Readings of Selected Sutta Passages and MABS 68 II Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts II: Reading of Selected Buddhist Sanskrit Texts of 2020 Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (English Medium) (MA) programme will be also be free for public sit-in. Members of the public from all parts of the world are welcome to join the second to fourth lecture for free for learning Sanskrit and lessons that the original Sanskrit texts (and their different parallels) illuminate about the historical and doctrinal development of Indian Buddhism.

To facilitate dissemination of course meeting ID and password, members of public interested in sitting in the second class are required to register online. The ZOOM meeting ID and password will be sent to all registered members of the public through email upon registration. Registration will be accepted on first-come first-served basis.

You should NOT disclose the meeting ID and password to third-parties.

During video conferencing, you may optionally switch off the video function. However, you are required to use your name as appeared on the registration form as screen name in the login session. Please keep the microphone off when the lecturer(s) deliver the lecture. You are invited to switch on the microphone during the reading of Pali and Sanskrit passages and during the question-and-answer session.

MABS 67 II Readings in Pali Suttas II: Readings of Selected Sutta Passages

Date: 8, 15 and 22 May 2020 (Fridays)
Time: 7:00 - 9:30pm (HKG Time GMT+8:00)
Lecturers: Ven. Prof. Dhammajoti and Ven. Nagasena
Mode: Online learning (ZOOM)
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkcOqhqTkqGNZntsprTOVTxTGc1zY... (Lecture 2, 8 May 2020)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-Ggpj4qGt1rCuRzjvw98mz-mJr... (Lecture 3, 15 May 2020)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtf-CtrDsuHdI36O0OflIPQaVpmUI... (Lecture 4, 22 May 2020)

MABS 68 II Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts II: Reading of Selected Buddhist Sanskrit Texts

Date: 6, 13 and 20 May 2020 (Wednesdays)
Time: 7:00 - 9:30pm (HKG Time GMT+8:00)
Lecturers: Ven. Prof. Dhammajoti and Dr Dhammarakkhita
Mode: Online learning (ZOOM)
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsduisqD4rHdHi7ItSh2yOrn4pyHD... (Lecture 3, 13 May 2020)
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqfu-prDIjGdwHqf8h3itLDczGPKM... (Lecture 4, 20 May 2020)

Ven. Prof. K L Dhammajoti has taught in the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies for 22 years. Subsequently, he has taught in Centre for Buddhist Studies of The University of Hong Kong. He was the Endowed Professor (Buddhist Studies) at The University of Hong Kong, and he was awarded the 2015 Khyentse Foundation Fellowship by Khyentse Foundation. Ven. Dhammajoti is now the abbot of Aloka Vihara Foundation Limited, the Director of The Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong, as well as the Chair Professor of School of Philosophy, Renmin University of China. He is dedicated to the promotion of integration of different Buddhist traditions.)

After the fourth lecture, members of public need to enrol as Occasional Student in the MA programme as appropriate if they wish to continue attending the course unit.

Please visit our official website at www.buddhadharma.co for detailed information about the course units. Should you need further clarifications, please contact us at +852 2673 0001 / enquiries@buddha-dharma.org.hk.

Arrangement for Online Learning

The free lectures will be conducted via ZOOM video conferencing. Participants could attend the lectures at home or at any location with stable broadband coverage using PC / laptop or smart phones without physically coming to BDCHK. Kindly login 10 minutes in advance the ZOOM video conferencing software, ZOOM Cloud Meeting mobile apps or visit the ZOOM website at http://zoom.us.

If you opt for using PC / laptop computers, please download the ZOOM software at https://zoom.us/j/715554426?pwd=VWc4cEJqbGlYdE13SU9jYThrQXlxUT09. Alternatively, you may download the ZOOM Cloud Meeting mobile apps at Apple Apps Stores or Google Play. The unique meeting ID and password will be sent to all registered online. Please login the classroom 10 minutes before the start of the class.

Please refer to https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/201146643 for further assistance in installing ZOOM. You may also customer service of ZOOM at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362003 or locate answers to technical difficulties arisen at the online database at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us.

Signing up and Downloading Desktop Client
https://youtu.be/qsy2Ph6kSf8

Joining a Meeting
https://youtu.be/hIkCmbvAHQQ

Joining and Configuring A Meeting
https://youtu.be/-s76QHshQnY

Meeting Controls
https://youtu.be/ygZ96J_z4AY

Guide to Using ZOOM
https://youtu.be/xcEXn4mnyLM