Tung Lin Kok Yuen
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Tung Lin Kok Yuen is a Buddhist nunnery and educational institution located at No.15 Shan Kwong Road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Founded in 1935 by Lady Clara Ho-Tung, it is home to approximately 30 nuns and 50 lay devotees.[1]
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Exterior of Tung Lin Kok Yuen along Shan Kwong Road. | |
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Order | Mahayana Buddhism |
Established | 1935 |
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Founder(s) | Lady Clara Ho-Tung, |
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Designated | 17 October 2017 |
Reference no. | 115 |
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Location | Happy Valley, Hong Kong |
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Traditional Chinese | 東蓮覺苑 | ||||||||
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It is the only seminary for Buddhist nuns in Hong Kong and provides an 8-year curricular programme in Mahayana Buddhism. It contains both a primary day and primary night school, the Po Kok Vocational Middle School,[2] and a separate branch of primary schools in the New Territories. In all institutions a study of Buddhist Sutras is given, but other subjects, depending on the location, include Mathematics, English, Chinese and History. All said institutions are female-only, and the total enrolment is 1,256.[1]
A large draw to Tung Lin is its two halls housing memorial tablets for the deceased. Each Remembrance Day, Tung Lin hosts a public service for the souls of the dead there.[3] Similarly, there have been famous courses offered several times a year at the seminary, taught by authorities from the Sangha. These courses last several weeks each session. Both events are sponsored by the Hong Kong Buddhist Association.[3]