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to each other, if we all are kinder to the planet, it will “Buddhism has spread to different countries. It
change the world,” said Maas. emanated here. The birthplace of Buddha was
Lumbini, then, of course, his preaching was here, and
One of the former Abbots from the US, Khen Rinpoche his enlightenment was in India. But it has travelled to
Nicholas Vreeland said that IBC has helped them as far as countries like Myanmar, Magnolia, Vietnam,
develop dialogues, to strengthen the message of Cambodia, Thailand, and China,” he said.
Buddhism and make that available to those who don’t
know much about it. “You see when it is spread out to all these countries,
as it travels it inculcates the values and traditions of
“The way in which Buddhism contributes to those these countries, wherever that Buddhism travelled.
challenges is by the techniques for inner development So as a result, the texture, and the colour of Buddhism
that Buddhism teaches,” said the former Abbot. changed a little bit. So, you have different traditions,
you have different sects like the ‘Theravada’, ‘Mahayana’,
Abhijit Halder, the Director General of IBC, in an ‘Hinayanas’, and the ‘Vajrayana’,” said Abhijit Haldar.
interview with ANI, gave insights into the journey of
Buddhism. Source: www.buddhistchannel.tv EH

NUS Faculty of Arts and Social

Sciences establishes Buddhist

Studies Visiting Professorship

The Buddhist Channel, 1 Nov 2023

The Visiting Professorship, established through a S$500,000 gift from Mee Toh Foundation, is to foster interdisciplinary research in Buddhist studies

Mdm Heng Boey Hong, Chairperson of the Mee holding up the signed agreements for the Mee Toh
Toh Foundation Education Sub-Committee (fifth Foundation Visiting Professorship in Buddhist
from left) and Prof Qu Hsueh Ming, Head of the Studies. Flanking them are FASS and Mee Toh
FASS Department of Philosophy (sixth from left), Foundation representatives.