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 offering a range of lectures on practical, 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 scope of studies is broadening to link with adjacent fields, such as archeology, history, and anthropology. Focusing on essential, practical fields required by modern society and the religious world, the academic direction is moving toward acquiring the practical knowledge needed as a Buddhist leader. In the Faculty of Buddhism, these theories, 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, have 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 television presented a new direction, offering talented people who majored in Buddhist studies the possibility of advancing in society. In addition, the recently widened door to graduate school is providing another path to advance in society for talented people seeking in-depth academic training.

Professors

교수소개

Name	Picture	Major	Final degree school	E-mail
Jeson Woo		Buddhist Logic & Epistemology	University of Pennsylvania	jwoo@dongguk.edu
Young-Seop Ko		Korean Buddhism	Dongguk University, Korea University	sidang@dongguk.edu
Soon-Il Hwang		Early & sectarian Buddhism	Oxford University	sihwang@dongguk.edu
Wang-Mo Seo (Ven. Jeongdo)		Korean Seon	Dongguk University	jeongdo@dongguk.edu
Cheong-Hwan Park (Ven. Jeongdeok)		sanskrit	Oxford University	20171232@dongguk.edu
Kyung-Rae Kim		Religious Studies	Dongguk University, Kings College London	wizkyung@dongguk.edu
Hyung-Gong Moon		Applied Buddhism	Dongguk University	darkmhg@dongguk.edu
Son-Jin(Ven.Jeongwan)		East Asian Buddhism	Dongguk University	buddhajw@dongguk.edu
Jae-hee Han		Early Mahayana Buddhism	University of Oslo	hanj0405@dgu.edu
Jung-hyun Kwon(Ven.Jahun)		Applied Buddhism	Dongguk University	vajradorji@gmail.com
Brian Somers		Buddhist Psychology	Dongguk University	briansomers29@dongguk.edu
Kang-gi sun(Ven.Do-up)		Buddhist Studies	Dongguk University	11doup@naver.com

Educational Objective

Korean cultural assets, most of which are Buddhist, are not only valuable resources containing the spirit and soul of our ancestors but also sources of concrete evidence that proves 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 it 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 movable, 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 Department of Cultural Heritage's educational content is primarily divided into theory and practice. In theoretical education, various academic fields, such as archeology, art history, conservation science, and museology, are gradually shifting away from the philological research trend toward linking or converging 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 to enable students to acquire practical knowledge and on-site skills. It aims to become a comprehensive and practical academic field that combines theory and practice by conducting comparative analyses of Buddhist cultural heritage theory and specific ruins and relics, ensuring 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, the religious press, and the media. In addition, the recently widened door to graduate school is providing another path to advance in society for talented people seeking in-depth academic training.

Professors

교수소개

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