Venerable Professor Dr. K.L. Dhammajoti is a Malaysian monk who is a
renowned Buddhist scholar, especially on northern Abhidharma doctrines. He taught at the University of
Kelaniya, Sri Lanka for 22 years, and subsequently joined the University of Hong Kong as a professor in
early 2004, retiring in 2015. Presently, he is the Chair Professor at School of Philosophy, Renmin
University, China, and Director of the Buddha-Dharma Centre of Hong Kong. He has published several
books––including: Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma, Abhidharma Doctrine and Controversy on Perception, Reading Pāli
Buddhist Texts, Reading Buddhist Sanskrit Texts––and numerous research papers on Buddhist Studies. He was
also the founding editor of the Journal of Buddhist Studies of the Centre for Buddhist Studies, Sri
Lanka.
Ven Dhammajoti has received several awards, fellowships, professorships and honors from universities around
the world, including: “Tripiṭaka Vishārada” (1996), by the Amarapura Sri Saddhammavaṃsa Chapter of Sri
Lanka; Professor of Buddhist Studies, by University of Kelaniya; “Glorious Sun (Endowed) Professorship”, by
the University of Hong Kong; Chair Professorship, by the Renmin University of China; Rector Emeritus, by the
International Buddhist College, Thailand.
The Venerable’s life mission is to promote the integration of Buddhist studies and praxis, and the
discernment of the Buddha and his Dharma beyond sectarianism.