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ARTICLE I
PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE

1. The World Buddhist University (WBU) shall be an international community of Buddhist
scholars, engaged in research, postgraduate training, Buddhist practice, Buddhist
education and dissemination of Buddhism in furtherance of the purposes and
principles of the Constitution of The World Fellowship of Buddhists. In achieving its
stated objectives, it shall function under the sponsorship of The WFB and Regional
Centres of The WFB, through a central programming and coordinating body and a
network of research and postgraduate training centres and programmes located in
The WFB headquarters and The WFB Regional Centres countries.
2. The main purposes of the World Buddhist University are as follows:

A. To serve as a coordinating Centre to exchange academic works, research and
development and related information at regional and international levels;
B. To develop and promote the science of Buddhist education to be more
universally accessible;

C. To offer alternatives for educational system aiming to perfect development
of human beings and society together with creation of more civilized world in
accordance with law of nature (Dhamma);

D. To involve Buddhism in solving regional and global crises;
E. To provide and facilitate Buddhist academic services to The WFB and its
members as well as organizations working for the same ends;
F. To provide a web-based Buddha-portals where all information and courses of
Buddhist studies and Buddhism related courses available in universities around
the world, be stored for instant, efficient and easy access to the public uses.

3. The WBU shall devote its work to research into the practice and propagation of Buddhism,
solidarity and welfare amongst Buddhists, which are the concerns of The WFB and
its Regional Centres, with due attention to the Buddhist educations and humanities,
working for securing peace and harmony amongst men as well as happiness for all
beings and collaborating with other organizations working for the same ends.

4. Research programmes of the WBU shall include, among other subjects, coexistence
amongst peoples having different cultures; Buddhist lineages, languages and
social systems; peaceful relations between other world religions; maintenance
of peace and security; human rights and fundamental freedoms; social changes
and developments; Buddhist researches and their applications to development of
Buddhism and Buddhist educations; and universal human values relating to the
sustainability of Buddhist practices and improvement of quality of life.

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