{"id":2694,"date":"2011-08-04T13:09:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T21:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylfoundation.org\/?p=1025"},"modified":"2021-12-03T03:03:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:03:14","slug":"spotlight-on-lotus-scholarship-recipient-jacqueline-ho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/spotlight-on-lotus-scholarship-recipient-jacqueline-ho\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5c08\u8a2a\u84ee\u82b1\u734e\u5b78\u91d1\u5f97\u4e3b : \u4f55\u975c\u742a"},"content":{"rendered":"

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1. Question: \u00a0What inspired your decision to study Buddhism?<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer: \u00a0When I was 15 years old, I was interested in the art of feng shui and my mother bought me some books written by Grandmaster Lu on the subject. \u00a0I finished reading the books in a short matter of time and kept asking for more. Then, one day my mother brought home Grandmaster Lu\u2019s [book] “Encounters with the World of Spirits” and that was the first time I became interested in Buddhism. When I entered University, I studied a variety of different subjects including business, education, art history, and anthropology, but I was most interested in religious studies, especially Buddhism. Buddhism deals with the fundamental human concern about the meaning of life. It is not just concerned with theory and philosophy, but its teachings require verification through one\u2019s own insights and experiences. To me, this type of challenge is very exciting and captivating. Also, the research possibilities in Buddhist Studies are endless. I feel I can never learn everything and each piece of knowledge opens new doors.<\/p>\n

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2. Question: \u00a0Describe your greatest accomplishment so far while in pursuit of your degree in Buddhist Studies.<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer:\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t feel that I have accomplished anything great. However, I currently teach courses on Buddhism at Mount Royal University and I feel great joy when I can share the Buddhist teachings with others. After taking the course, some students go to join a Buddhist meditation class. Others may gain greater understanding of themselves and their own faiths. Many students enroll in the courses for very personal reasons and I feel happy sharing those moments of frustration, realization, laughter and joy with them.<\/p>\n

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3. Question: \u00a0What is your idea of perfect happiness?<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer:\u00a0\u00a0Is there such thing as perfect happiness? All things are changing from moment to moment. Isn\u2019t this what the Buddha taught? I feel the Buddha said that as long as people don\u2019t get caught up in an ego, then all the suffering in the world cannot touch one. This is the Middle Way. Grandmaster Lu taught that one should always follow the natural path. This teaching has become deeply embedded in me.<\/p>\n

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4. Question: \u00a0In your next life, who or what would you like to be?<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer:\u00a0\u00a0Whether I am reborn as an ant or a human, I would like to be reborn as a disciple of Grandmaster Lu.<\/p>\n

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5. Question: \u00a0What impacts have the study of Buddhism had on your life?<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer:\u00a0\u00a0The study of Buddhism has provided me with the crucial background knowledge\u00a0 regarding Buddhist theory. I feel that Buddhism is a very systematic religion so it is important to have an important foundation in theory. However, I feel that the true study of Buddhism occurs when one attempts to apply the theory into daily life and then one gains insight from one\u2019s experiences. So, the study of Buddhism has made a personal impact in my life in regards to developing more harmonious relationships with people.<\/p>\n

On the academic side of things, the study of Buddhism has led me to meet a lot of inspiring and knowledgeable Buddhist scholars such as the late Dr. Leslie Kawamura and Dr. A.W. Barber. Through attending academic conferences, I have been able to network with Buddhist scholars across North America and share valuable information about our research.<\/p>\n

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6. Question: \u00a0How has the Lotus Scholarship helped your study of Buddhism?<\/p>\n

Jackie’s answer: \u00a0I feel great reverence to Grandmaster Lu, the Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation, and to those who donated to the scholarship fund. It means a lot to me to have the support of the True Buddha School community, and fellow dharma brothers and sisters. I want to thank everyone deeply for encouraging and supporting my research. The Lotus Scholarship will help to support my research of the True Buddha School in North America and help to make more information available to the wider community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation and True Buddha Foundation co-sponsored the 2010 Lotus Scholarship, a special project, to support Buddhist Studies.\u00a0 We are featuring each scholarship recipient here and in True Buddha News. \u00a0Jacqueline Ho (“Jackie”) is a PhD student at University…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-whats-new","post_format-post-format-quote"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2694"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3574,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694\/revisions\/3574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sylfoundation.org\/zh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}