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The Hong Kong Institute of Jingjiao Studies is pleased to announce the publication of the Chinese translation of the Holy Qurbana according to the East Syriac tradition. This 65-page volume presents the liturgical order transmitted through the Apostles Mar Addai and Mar Mari, rendered into Chinese with careful attention to theological precision, historical continuity, and linguistic fidelity.

The translation is based upon the authoritative Syriac liturgical text of the Holy Qurbana and has been prepared through sustained engagement with the East Syriac ecclesiastical tradition. In rendering the text into Chinese, particular care has been taken to preserve liturgical structure, doctrinal integrity, and the distinctive theological vocabulary of the Syriac heritage, while ensuring clarity and solemnity within the Chinese language.

This publication also reflects the broader mission of HKIJS to promote rigorous scholarship on Jingjiao and the Syriac Christian tradition in East Asia. By making this translation publicly available, the Institute hopes to contribute both to academic study and to renewed appreciation of the historical and liturgical connections between the Church of the East and the Chinese cultural world.

The publication date, 23 February 2026, marks the 1245th anniversary of the erection of the Daqin Jingjiao Stele in Chang’an (781 CE), situating this liturgical translation within the long historical memory of Christianity in China.

The full PDF (65 pages) is now available for download on the HKIJS website:

Download Chinese Holy Qurbana

For citation purposes:

Tam, David. The Holy Qurbana of Dongfang Jingzhong (the Church of the East). Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Jingjiao Studies, 2026.