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Singapore to host first Mahayana Buddhism meet Scholars and practitioners of Buddhism from around the region will be coming to Singapore to attend South-east Asia's first conference on Chinese Mahayana Buddhism this weekend. About 400 are expected to participate in the two-day event organised by the Singapore Buddhist Federation, the University of Hong Kong and the Nanjing University in China. Twenty six from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore will be speaking on the significance of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism in the modern-day context. One of the speakers at the conference will be 41-year-old Venerable Jing Yin, the acting director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong. He will give a talk on the correct Buddhist values and how to develop them in today's society. Another speaker, Taiwan's Professor Cheng Chen-huang, director of Taiwanese Buddhist organisation Torch of Wisdom, will discuss the role of layman Buddhist organisations in contemporary society. He has written more than 500 articles and over 20 books on Buddhism, including Zen in Martial Arts. Chinese philosopher Xu Xiao Yao from Nanjing University will talk about the modern interpretation of the teachings of the Sixth Patriarch, a monk renowned for his wisdom. Courtesy: BNN |
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