In 1995, The members/representatives of the
Chinese Buddhist Association( CBA ) held a nationwide conference where some
of the attendees did mention about five universities established by several
different Buddhist groups/communities in Taiwan and state the fact that those
unfortunately were not the institutes basically arranged for cultivating
highly-educated Sangha, Buddhist monks and nuns. In view of that, members of
the CBA in the meeting suggested that the CBA set up a university solely for
Sangha.
因該提案有迫切的需要性,乃獲全體會員代表的通過而成案,以後並在理事會中,將創辦僧伽大學之案,移交當時擔任中國佛教會理事長的淨心長老負全責。如依中華民國教育部的規定,這一所專為培育僧尼而設的佛教僧伽大學,不知道還要等多久,才能實現。
As the urgent necessity for having a Sangha-only university was strongly
recommended, all the attendees fully agreed and approved the proposal right
in the middle of the meeting. Ven. Master Ching Hsin at that time was
chairman of the CBA and naturally the very person appointed to take the whole
responsibility and possible measures right after a meeting of the central
committee members of the CBA. Under the regulations of Department of
Education, R.O.C., to have a Sangha-only university did have to face some
restrictions/difficulties and those obstacles would not be easily removed or
overcome. No one was certain that a Buddhist university solely for Sangha
could be built under the State’s laws.
2001年5月20日,淨心長老得到泰國摩訶朱拉隆功大學,授與榮譽博士學位時,向該校校長泰梭蓬大法師談及此事。泰梭蓬校長向淨心長老建議,可以在台灣創辦摩訶朱拉隆功大學台灣分校。
Ven. Master Ching Hsin accepted his Honorary Doctorate Degree awarded from
Mahachulalongkornrajaydyalaya University (MCU), Thailand 0n May, 20, 2001 and
during his stay he had a chance to state the difficult situations he had been
encountering and some different conditions in establishing Shangha-only
university between the two countries with Rector of MCU, Phra.
Dharmakosajarn. Master Ching Hsin was then suggested to think
deliberately about the possibility of having a MCU’s affiliate university in Taiwan.
摩訶朱拉隆功大學創校歷史悠久,是一所聞名國際的大學,能夠獲得該校的畢業文憑,其學歷將廣被世界各國所承認,所以淨心長老接受泰
國摩訶朱拉隆功大學校長泰梭蓬大法師的美意,決定在光德寺設立僧伽大學。摩訶朱拉隆功大學前後三次派員前來光德寺勘查環境、硬體設備,對於光德寺寬闊幽靜
的環境,非常讚賞。乃同意在光德寺設立台灣分校。並經創校委員會議定為『淨覺僧伽大學』,于2003年9月10日正式舉行第一屆學僧開學典禮,泰國摩訶朱拉隆功大學校長泰梭蓬大法師及校務委員會代表們不遠千里前來見證這歷史性的一刻,淨覺僧伽大學導師覺光長老也親自蒞臨會場致詞。
MCU, Thailand is not only a national university with a long great tradition
but an institute issuing worldwide recognized diplomas. After a couple of
years of preparations and numerous evaluations made by the faculty members of
MCU who had visited the school site and surroundings three times in the past
years, they were fully satisfied with the hard and soft wares and facilities
of the institute at Kuang Teh Temple. With the permission of the
members of the School Administrative Committee(SAC), this newly-established
Ching Chueh Sangha University started its first session of opening ceremony
on September, 10, 2003. Rector of MCU,Phra. Dharmakosajarn and his
School Administrative Committee Members all the way from Thailand flew to
share this historical moment and the guiding master of Ching Chueh Sangha
University ,Ven. Master Chureh Kuan was there also to deliver a very
encouraging speech on that special occasion.
2004年10月26日泰國摩訶朱拉隆功大學校長泰梭蓬大法師一行17人再度親至光德寺,將核准證書正式授與淨覺僧伽大學校長淨心長老。『淨覺僧伽大學』為四年制,提供食宿、免收學費,畢業時由泰國摩訶朱隆功大學頒發畢業證書。成績優良者,能獲得保送到泰國摩訶朱隆功大學本校深造,攻讀碩士、博士學位。
On Oct. 26, 2004, Rector of MCU,Phra. Dharmakosajarn and other 17 school
members visited Kuang Teh Temple again to hand officially the Certificate of
College Authorization to Ven. Master Ching Hsin, president of Ching Chueh
Sangha University. No tuition fee,miscellaneous expenses,and
accommodations would be charged in this four year Sangha-only high education
system and those well-performed college graduates would not only get the worldwide
recognized diploma from MCU but have an option to study further at MCU in
Bangkok, Thailand for MA or Ph.D
2009年7月18日,泰國摩訶朱拉隆功大學校長達摩俱舍旃(原法名泰梭蓬)大法師,再度親自率領校務委員會代表等共20餘人,將核准成立大乘佛教思想研究所證書,授予淨覺僧伽大學校長淨心長老,同年9月淨覺僧伽大學研究所第一屆正式招生。
Once again on July 18, 2009, Rector of MCU,Phra. Dharmakosajarn with his over
20 members of MCU school administrative committee visited the school to award
the Certification of Graduate School Authorization on Mahayana Buddhist Study
to Ven. master Ching Hsin, president of Ching Chueh Sangha University.
Accordingly ,the first session of graduate school started recruiting
qualified graduate students in Sept..
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