Dr. Shen’s Collections

Dr. Chia Theng Shen

Dr. SHEN, CHIA THENG (1913-2007), co-founder of the Buddhist Association of the United States (abbreviated hereafter as BAUS), was born on Dec. 15, 1913 in Chekiang, China. In 1937, after obtaining his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Chiao

A Glimpse Of Buddhism

Delivered in a joint assembly of two Catholic high schools New York, New York April 10, 1970 Dear friends: According to Webster’s dictionary, religion is “the service and adoration of God as expressed in forms of worship, in obedience to

Some Knowledge About Buddhism

Delivered as Christ Church Parish Ridgewood, New Jersey November 1, 1978 Dear friends: You probably all know that China is a nation in Asia. How many of you know the Chinese character for the word China? It is Chung Kuo

What We Can Learn From Buddhism

Delivered at Cathedral of the Pines West Rindge, New Hampshire August 29, 1971 Dear friends: What can we learn from Buddhism? The answer to this question could be nothing or many things; both answers, according to Buddhism, are correct. It

The May Flower

Delivered at the Cathedral of the Pines West Rindge, New Hampshire July 4, 1976 Dear friends, On May 14th, the National Day of Prayer this year, I was invited to offer a prayer in New York City. The presentation consisted

Mayflower II: On the Buddhist Voyage to Liberation

MAYFLOWER II: On the Buddhist Voyage to Liberation Author:                      C.T. Shen Edition/Format:      Document: English Description:              PDF: 805 KB Summery:                 A collection of Dr. C. T. Shen’s lectures on Buddhism

The Five Eyes

Delivered at the Temple of Enlightenment, Bronx, New York May 25, 1969, the occasion of the celebration of the birthday of Buddha Shakyamuni Dear friends: What are the five eyes? Buddhism classifies the eye into five categories; namely, the Physical

The Enlightenment Of Bodhisattva Kuan-Yin (Avalokiteshvara) Part I

Delivered at the University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii February 26, 1982 Co-sponsored by Kuan-yin Temple Dear friends: The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin made a great vow to release all sentient beings in the universe from suffering. Numerous miraculous events have been attributed