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each other’s strengths, avoid repeating beings. The Buddha’s disciples strive to
the mistakes, and advance the mission of propagate the Dharma is not to expand
Dharma propagation. the Buddhism empire, but to ensure

the sustainability of Buddha’s precious
PURIFICATION PRACTICES - teachings for the benefits of all sentient
SANGHA & LAY DISCIPLES WORK beings!
TOGETHER ON PROMOTING THE DHARMA
THE BEAUTIFUL ENCOUNTER –

The DPC has hosted three Dharma MEET THE DHARMA
talks on ‘Purification Practices’ in Kuala
Lumpur, Penang, and Kuching. The The national Dharma talk series is one of

main purpose was to educate Buddhists the uniqueness of Malaysian Buddhism
on how to distinguish between genuine which is rarely seen in other countries 马佛青与国民服务计划
and pseudo Sangha members and to with Buddhist communities. The speakers
stay away from bogus monks who have are not afraid of fatigue from extensive 吴青松 邱满媚 郭秀花

problems with their knowledge or the travel, their efforts in promoting the
abstinence. In recent years, there have Dharma are very impressive! They didn’t
been issues with Sangha, mainly because complain about poor attendance and poor
of the bogus monks. They harm innocent accommodation in rural areas, or even to 马佛青参与的历程 。此后，马佛青安排佛教徒学员到营地附

Buddhists to fulfill their selfish desires, those places that they had never been to, 近的佛教团体，进行每星期一次的宗教膜
especially the serious incident of same- as long as the local Buddhist members 2004年，马来西亚政府推行国民服务计 拜及营外佛教活动。
sex sexual harassment of adolescents! welcome them, they never hesitated. Isn’t 划（后简称“NS”）。为了实现NS的目
This shows that the Buddhist community this a very interesting thing? Many people 标，政府同时安排了学员到营地外附近的 2006年4月28日，国民服务计划局再发函

is still insufficiently educated on the met each other for the first time, but it 宗教场所，接受宗教教育课程。然而在开 委任马佛青为营内佛学课程协调团体(In-
issues, and there are still wrong attitudes seemed as if they had known each other 始推行的阶段，政府却面对无法正确分辨 camp) 。在被委以此重任以后，马佛青更
or habitual thinking patterns that prevent for a long time, this is the maturity of good 何谓正信佛教的窘境，而往往把佛教徒学 不敢松懈，积极安排佛学课程讲师进入营
many victims from being protected by karmic cause. 员送往非正信佛教场所。 地授课，同时展开一系列培训课程，及编

law. Most people are afraid to report the 写适合NS学员的佛学课程纲要及辅助教
misconduct because they fear revealing When I travel down the memory lane, I 为了让青少年接触及学习正信的佛法，马 材。而后，也应需求修订和编排更适合青
the evil deeds will harm Buddhism! Even would like to express my utmost gratitude to 佛青便通过各种管道积极争取成为正式的 少年的佛学教案。
many conservative leaders hold the same the DPC team, who are the heroes behind 协调团体，以负责协调NS佛学课程的推

view, and some prevented victims from the scenes. When the team members first 行。 为了更有系统地推行佛学课程，马佛青于
seeking further assistance, their legitimate took the responsibility, they were freshies 2006年1月正式成立NS特别委员会，以
excuse is to ‘safeguard’ Buddhism! who are about to start developing their 马佛青于2005年8月20日，在国州联席会 更有系统地推行佛学课程。
careers. However, while advancing their 议提出NS学员的接待计划。2005年12月

We should not forget that the Buddha care career, they work wholeheartedly with 27日，马佛青正式被国民服务计划局委任 基于考量到此计划的重要性，马佛青更
for the suffering and illness of all sentient YBAM to build Malaysian Buddhism. 为NS营外佛学课程协调单位 (Out-camp) 于2006年开始聘请一位NS活动执行员，
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