“Religion should not be simply viewed as a haven for one's mind, but more in the context as a living philosophy that inspires and enriches one's life. The study of philosophical interpretations is an important topic of the Humanities. His Holiness the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng's teachings ‘Give rise to the mind which abides nowhere’ and ‘Realize one's original mind, and see one's original nature and become a Buddha’ talked about enlightenment, where ‘A mountain is a mountain and a stream is a stream, even through the eyes of an enlightened mind, the mountain is still a mountain and the stream still a stream.’ It is the limitlessness of one's mind that sets one's perspectives alive to the demands of daily living, undisturbed by any external circumstances and capable of reaching new heights.”

The Li Chong Yuet-ming Buddhist Studies Research Fund will focus on supporting academic research programs; appointment of world-renowned professors; curriculum development and related activities such as seminars, publications, exchange programs; and focus on establishing a Buddhist Studies Resource Center.

The Hong Kong University (HKU) Center of Buddhist Studies currently offers 26 modules taught by 14 lecturers, grouped into teams to focus on different schools of Buddhism, with an emphasis on the practical application of Buddhist teachings. The courses were designed to achieve the ultimate goal of serving the society. By virtue of HKU being an English-speaking university, the Center of Buddhist Studies could develop into an international hub of study and research on Buddhism, serving to foster academic exchanges between the East and the West.

• Build Buddhism as a professional branch of knowledge, facilitate academic exchanges on Buddhist studies between China and the rest of the world, and foster scholarly research development in Buddhist studies in both the East and the West
  
• Encourage young people to apply Buddhist teachings towards finding solutions for social issues
  
• Promote the study of philosophical interpretations as an important topic of the Humanities