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PRESIDENT OF


               THE YOUNG BUDDHIST


               ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND




               MONTIAN

               THANANART








               On behalf of the Young Buddhists Association
               of Thailand Under the Royal Patronage,
               (YBAT) I would like to send our heartfelt
               congratulations to the Young Buddhists                                                                                       PRESIDENT OF
               Association of Malaysia (YBAM).
                                                                                                                                            All JAPAN YOUNG BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION
               For the past five decades, YBAM is continuously
               promote positive lifestyle in developing a                                                                                   REVEREND KONIN TANI
               society of wisdom, compassion and gratitude.
               Since its formation in 1970, YBAM has actively
               involved in establishing Buddhist organisations
               nationwide, propagating the learning of                                                                                      Congratulations on holding the commemorative   to provide better quality, creativity and
               Dharma among the youths and providing                                                                                        ceremony.                                   systematic Dharma propagation service to
               leadership training for them. Using this strong                                                                                                                          the Buddhist community in Malaysia.
               foundation that YBAM helped to build, local                                                                                  YBAM has held many good exchanges with
               Buddhist organisations have accomplished                                                                                     JYBA (All Japan Young Buddhist Association)   In this modern information society, I feel that
               great progress in the development of local                                                                                   in the past. Last August, YBAM and JYBA also   it is very meaningful to explore the way to
               Buddhist communities. YBAM continuously                                                                                      had an exchange meeting and wonderful       convey and spread the theme to the people
               dedicate itself to develop Malaysian Buddhism.                                                                               exchange of students in Fukushima and Tokyo.  and keep that in their mind. Ages are
                                                                                                                                                                                        always built with combinations of elderly’s
               I keenly look forward to witnessing the                                                                                      I would like to thank Mr. Tan King Leong, the   experiences and younger’s action toward the
               continuous achievement of the YBAM along                                                                                     chairman of the next generation of Malaysian   future.
               its mission to unite Malaysian Buddhist youth                                                                                Buddhism, for coming to our home country of
               and to inspire them in cultivating wisdom,                                                                                   Japan. In that program, we brought you to the   In order for Buddhism to continue in the past
               compassion  and gratitude  through  the  six   Montian Thananart President of YBAT                                           Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple, the Zojoji Temple   50 years, I hope many people would share
               main service areas of Dharma propagation,   December 28,2562 B.E. (2019 A.D.)                                                and sightseeing in Tokyo. And in Fukushima,   their Buddhist thoughts, cherish Buddhist
               education, culture, welfare, leadership                                                                                      we had some lectures and experiences of     culture, and connect to Buddha’s teachings.
               and organizational training, publications                                                                                    traditional Japanese Buddhist culture at Iohji.   I sincerely hope that this anniversary ceremony
               and vision to develop a society of wisdom,                                                                                                                               will be successful.
               compassion and gratitude. I would also like                                                                                  These programs became an actual practice
               to convey my warmest wish for every success                                                                                  of the common concept of YBAM and JYBA,
               in the YBAM’s celebration of its milestone of                                                                                “Lifestyle in developing a society of wisdom,                      With Gassho,
               the 50th anniversary.                                                                                                        compassion and gratitude”, ‘50 Years of Dharma                     Konin Tani 谷 晃仁
                                                                                                                                            Propagation: Continuing the Mission in the 5G                      President of JYBA
       018                                                                                                                                  Era‘, the theme of this 50th anniversary, aims                                           019





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