College of Buddhist Studies

College of Buddhist Studies

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Faculty of Buddhism

Educational Objective

The educational objective of the Faculty of Buddhism is to nurture talents with wisdom and compassion based on the spirit of Buddhism. Students are provided with a variety of major subjects in two tracks of theory, teaching/learning and practice and application, so that they can develop the enterprising personality of unity of knowledge and action. The Faculty of Buddhism provides the students with opportunities to study essential classical languages such as Sanskrit, Chinese, Pali, and Tibetan as well as major research fields of Buddhist studies, Seon studies, and Indian philosophy in a wide and efficient manner to nurture the next generation of academics in each academic field. In addition, the Faculty seeks to produce leaders with Buddhist character and knowledge by providing various lectures in practical and pragmatic fields required by modern society and the religious world.

Recent Trends and Prospects of the Studies

The main educational contents of the Faculty of Buddhism are divided into theory, teaching/learning, practice and application. As theory and teaching/learning gradually break away from the existing philological trend, the breadth of studies is broadening in the direction of linking with various adjacent studies such as archeology, history, and anthropology. Focusing on essential and practical fields required by modern society and the religious world, the academic direction is moving toward acquiring practical knowledge required as a Buddhist leader. In the Faculty of Buddhism, these theory, teaching/learning, practice and application are not studied as separate and independent fields, but are studied in an interdependent and complementary relationship, aiming for a comprehensive study that combines theory and practice, teaching/learning and application.

Career Path after Graduation

The Buddhist Studies, only in Korea, has produced talented people who are dedicated to leading a creative life by presenting an ideal world through research on the historical culture and profound ideological system of Buddhism, which has been widely spread and developed brilliantly throughout the world. Therefore, they have entered various fields such as religious affairs administration of each Buddhist organization, doctors of law and religious teachers of Buddhist religious schools, military chaplains and military Buddhist priests of each army, social work, NGO activists, academics (Buddhist scholars, Seon scholars, Indian scholars), religious press and media to conduct propagation activities. They are also advancing into various fields such as meditation and yoga instructors, Seon psychological counselors, and executives and employees of religious companies. In particular, the opening of Buddhist broadcasting and Buddhist television presented a new direction for the possibility for talented people who majored in Buddhist studies to advance into society. In addition, the recently widened door to graduate school is opening another way to advance into society for talented people who want in-depth academic training.

Professors

교수소개
Name Picture Major Final degree school E-mail
Ho-Sung Kim 김호성 Ancient Indian Philosophy Dongguk University
karuna33@dongguk.edu/
Jeson Woo 우제선 Buddhist Logic & Epistemology University of Pennsylvania jwoo@dongguk.edu
Sung-Hyun Shin 신성현 Buddhist Ethics Dongguk University neostellar@dongguk.edu
Chang-Gyu Ji 지창규 Tien-Tai Buddhism Dongguk University ch7015@hotmail.com
Young-Seop Ko 고영섭 Korean Buddhism Dongguk University, Korea University sidang@dongguk.edu
Soon-Il Hwang 황순일 Early & sectarian Buddhism Oxford University sihwang@dongguk.edu
Jong-Wook Kim . Buddhist Ecology Seoul National University jwkimlee@hanmail.net
Wang-Mo Seo (Ven. Jeongdo) 서왕모교수님 Korean Seon Dongguk University jeongdo@dongguk.edu
Cheong-Hwan Park (Ven. Jeongdeok) 정덕스님(박청환) sanskrit Oxford University 20171232@dongguk.edu
Kyung-Rae Kim 김경래 Religious Studies Dongguk University, Kings College London wizkyung@dongguk.edu
Hyung-Gong Moon 문현공 Applied Buddhism Dongguk University darkmhg@dongguk.edu
Son-Jin(Ven.Jeongwan) 정완스님(손진) East Asian Buddhism Dongguk University buddhajw@dongguk.edu
Jae-hee Han 한재희 Early Mahayana Buddhism University of Oslo hanj0405@dgu.edu
Jung-hyun Kwon(Ven.Jahun) 자헌스님 Applied Buddhism Dongguk University vajradorji@gmail.com
Brian Somers 브라이언써멀스 Buddhist Psychology Dongguk University briansomers29@dongguk.edu
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Department of Cultural Heritage

Educational Objective

Korean cultural assets, most of which are Buddhist cultural assets, are not only valuable resources containing the spirit and soul of our ancestors, but also sources of concrete data that prove the universal truth of Buddhism, a world religion. Once destroyed, the original form of cultural heritage related to Buddhism will never be known again, so investigation, research, preservation, and utilization of them are a common duty and task of our people and furthermore, of mankind. The Department of Cultural Heritage aims to nurture professional intellectuals who can investigate, study, exhibit, educate, preserve, and manage various movables, real estate, and intangible resources related to Buddhism.

The Department of Cultural Heritage aims to nurture talented people with the qualifications who can engage in professional occupations in various fields of society, such as art historians, archaeologists, conservation scientists, museologists, and cultural administrators, after graduation by allowing them to cultivate basic knowledge to study, preserve, and utilize art and archaeological materials from Korea, India, China, and Japan in a wide range of fields and eras.

Recent Trends and Prospects of the Studies

The educational content of the Department of Cultural Heritage is mainly divided into theory and practice. In the theoretical education, various academic fields such as archeology, art history, conservation science, and museology are gradually shifting away from the philological research trend toward linkage or convergence with neighboring studies. Reflecting the above, the Department of Cultural Heritage provides education on basic concepts and theories, and then conducts education in connection with excavation sites, ruins sites, museum sites, and conservation science sites in order to allow the students to acquire practical knowledge with on-site practical skills. It aims to become a comprehensive and practical academic field that combines theory and practice by conducting comparative analysis of the theory of Buddhist cultural heritage and specific ruins and relics to ensure that the two are interdependent and complementary.

Career Path after Graduation

The Department of Cultural Heritage is expected to produce the best talent in the field of Korean Buddhist cultural heritage by providing systematic education so that research and education in different fields such as art history, archeology, and conservation science can be integrated and converged based mainly on the core value of ‘Buddhism’. They will be able to advance into various fields such as the Buddhist Museum run by each Buddhist group, cultural heritage excavation institutions, the Cultural Heritage Administration, the National Museum, academia, religious press, and media etc. In addition, the recently widened door to graduate school is opening another way to advance into society for talented people who want in-depth academic training.

Professors

교수소개
Name Picture Major Final degree school E-mail
Young-ae Lim 임영애 Korean Buddhist Art History Ewha University yalim0105@dongguk.edu
Byong-ho Lee 
이병호 Buddhist archaeology Waseda University gudara90@naver.com
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    Department of Cultural Heritage

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    +82-2-2260-3098