Letter from the Chair

The Institute of Religion and Humanities

Since the Institute was founded in 2000, we have been focusing on the areas of faith, action and healing, and following founder Dharma Master Cheng Yen’s educational goals, to help cleanse our hearts and build a peaceful society.

In 2019, we reorganized the curriculum to two groups, namely Religious Studies and Tzu-Chi Studies. We also expanded teaching and research endeavors on “religious healing” and “Tzu-Chi experience.” Students of religious healing will study ongoing values and their applications plus traditional religious concepts and their current applications. To assist students, we offer courses in Life Writing and Healing, Self-Perspective and Healing, Grief Counseling, Religious Thanatology, Buddhist Psychology, etc.

Students choosing Tzu-Chi experience will learn what Tzu Chi Foundation has been doing in Taiwan and elsewhere, since 1966, and how it has passed on and spread the essence of Tzu Chi experience for the wellbeing of humanity. Moreover, students are expected to explore possible innovations for Tzu Chi Foundation to keep serving the needy. We provide the Principle and Action of Dharma Master Cheng Yen, Philosophy of Lotus Sutra and its Religious Practice, Theory and Practice of Bodhisattva Path and so on, to our students.

We welcome you to join us to explore the beauty and virtue of our lives.