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Guang Xing is the Ph.D. of School of Oriental and African Studies of University of London, former Director and Associate Professor of the Centre for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Master of Buddhist Studies Programme Committee of the Centre for Buddhist Studies.

He is also a Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Contemporary Society at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in 2007, a member of the Academic Committee of the Centre for Human Buddhism Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an expert in Buddhist studies appointed by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Buddhist College of Singapore, a researcher at the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Human Buddhism, Taiwan, Vice President and Secretary General of Hong Kong Wisdom Association, Advisor of the Southern Heavenly Buddha Cultural and Educational Foundation of Po Lin Monastery, and Director of the Hong Kong Dharma Centre.

He has been engaged in the study of early Buddhism, Buddhist ethics, and Chinese Buddhism for more than 30 years. He has published four monographs, including the English version of "The Evolution and Development of the Buddha's View" (published by Routledge, UK), the English version of "A Study of Chinese Buddhist Filial Piety" (published by Peter Lang, USA), the Chinese edition of "The Historical View of the Buddha" (Beijing Religious Culture), the English version of "The English Translation and Research of the Nasen Bhikkhu Sutra", and has published many papers in academic journals at home and abroad. Current research projects: “Early Buddhist Philosophy of Life”, “Early Buddhist Ethical Thought”, “Buddhism and Contemporary Society”, “Psychoanalysis of Early Buddhism”.