The seventh volume of Studies on Humanistic Buddhism, titled Buddhist Management, has been released, presenting a timely exploration of how Buddhist wisdom can be applied to contemporary management. This volume contains ten articles—eight translated from Chinese and two written in English (McKenzie and Goirand, Starlyte)—as well as two student research papers.

Themes in this volume cover business, education, monastic organization, self-cultivation, and the establishment of a Humanistic Pure Land. A central thread unites the contributions: management of one’s own mind is the basis for managing others effectively. As Huang Kuo-Ching noted, “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.”

Highlights include Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s “Compassionate Management Principles from the ‘Universal Gate Chapter,’” Chen Chien Huang’s study of Charles Yeung and the Glorious Sun Group, Chen Ken’s exploration of Humanistic Living Chan and emotional management, and McKenzie and Goirand’s case study on pedagogy at Nan Tien Institute. Other articles examine corporate ethics, the challenge of addiction, youth self-management in the Śṛgālavāda Sūtra, Fo Guang Shan’s management style, and the application of right action, right livelihood, and the Six Perfections in business. The essay by Chen Chien Huang presents Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s vision of oneness and coexistence based on the Avataṃsaka Sūtra.

Student contributions include Claire Chang’s analysis of digitizing the Chinese Buddhist Canon and Lara Duggan’s account of the “Sunday Check-In Digital Saṅgha.” Together, these writings demonstrate how Humanistic Buddhism provides practical tools for leadership and community, while continuing to bridge tradition and modern challenges.

Studies on Humanistic Buddhism is co-published by the Fo Guang Shan Institute of Humanistic Buddhism and the Humanistic Buddhism Centre at Nan Tien Institute, with support from the Hsing Yun Education Foundation. Free downloads of full-text papers are available at https://reurl.cc/xv55DN and https://journal.nantien.edu.au/.

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