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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
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