[Reflections: The Silent Mentor Ceremony at Universiti Malaya]
On Jan 11, 2026, Ven. You Deng (HBRC Advisor) and Dr. Wong Yee Tuan (Research Fellow) attended the 44th Silent Mentor Gratitude Ceremony. This marks a milestone in our interdisciplinary bioethics research in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine.
Humanizing Medical Education
True medicine transcends clinical skills.
A good doctor must possess ethical sensitivity and respect for life.
The UM Silent Mentor Programme achieves this by transforming donated bodies into vibrant, living teachers who continue to inspire through their selfless gift.
Humanistic Buddhism in Practice
Collaborating with Prof. Wong Li Ping’s team, we integrate Buddhist wisdom into bioethics:
Giving of Inner Wealth: Altruism through detachment from the physical self for the benefit of others.
Continuation of Life’s Value: Transforming the body into precious teaching resources that sustain medical education and nourish future healers.
Upaya (Skillful Means): The mentors serve as a silent yet powerful instrument of upaya, teaching through their very silence the perfect balance of compassion and wisdom.
This partnership demonstrates how medical research flourishes through humanities and religion. We aim to nurture future doctors guided by gratitude and a deep respect for life.
Deepest gratitude to the four Silent Mentors. Your silent grace shapes the healers of tomorrow.
【馬大「無語良師」感恩儀式之思辨】
2026年1月11日，星期日，馬大人間佛教研究中心（HBRCUM）研究顧問有燈法師、研究員黃裕端博士，昨日一同出席了第44屆「無語良師感恩典禮」（Silent Mentor Gratitude
Ceremony）。
這是一場莊嚴的送別儀式，更是HBRC與醫學院跨領域合作研究中，關於生命倫理與身後關懷的一次深刻的實踐。
醫學教育的人文蘊涵
醫學教育不應止於臨床技能的培訓。真正的良醫，要在精進醫術的同時，具備倫理敏感度與生命敬畏心。本次典禮體現了馬大「無語良師」計畫的核心特色——透過邀請家屬親臨與公開告別，將大體老師從教學資源還原為有溫度、有故事的生命楷模。
人間佛教視角下的實踐
協同醫學院黃麗萍教授團隊，我們嘗試將人間佛教的深度教理引入醫學倫理討論：
內財布施：捐獻者放下對色身的執念，將遺體視為利益眾生的最後資源，成就了生命價值的極致布施。
生命價值的延續：讓本將回歸自然的色身，轉化為培育未來良醫的資糧，體現了「物盡其用、利樂眾生」的慈悲智慧。
以身為教的方便法門：老師們以寂靜之軀行「無言之教」，引導學生領悟慈悲與智慧。
本次研究合作，展現了醫學研究如何與人文、宗教領域有效結合。我們希望透過這場跨系所的對話，進一步豐富倫理與死亡觀的討論，培育出更多兼具專業素養與感恩之心的醫者。
最後，再次感念四位無語良師，以寂靜之軀，啟迪學智，成就良醫。
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