In order to further standardize the management of Buddhist religious groups, give full play to the role of religious groups as a bridge and link, and promote the harmonious and stable development of the city’s Buddhist field. On the morning of January 7, Huzhou Buddhist Association held the third council of the sixth session and the 2021 annual work review meeting. Members of the group above the secretary-general of Huzhou Buddhist Association attended the meeting. Bao Hong, Vice Minister of the United Front Work Department of Huzhou Municipal Party Committee and Director of the Civil Religious Affairs Bureau, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
At the meeting, we organized and learned the spirit of the national and provincial religious work conference. Master Ciman, the president of the Municipal Buddhist Association, delivered a speech. Master Tichan, the secretary-general of the Municipal Buddhist Association, reported on his annual work. The secretary-general of the Municipal Buddhist Association and other members at or above gave personal reports. The members of the Buddhist Association’s group were evaluated democratically by the members of the Buddhist Association.
Bao Hong fully affirmed the work of Chengdu Buddhist Association in 2021. He pointed out that in the past year, the Municipal Buddhist Association has made some gratifying achievements, which are mainly reflected in the strong ideological and political guidance, the effective construction of ecological temples, the voice of Buddhist cultural exchanges, the effective prevention and control measures for epidemic diseases, the temperature of social charity services, and the improvement of safe construction of places.
Subsequently, Bao Hong put forward five requirements and suggestions for the work of the Municipal Buddhist Association in 2022: first, deeply study the spirit of the national and provincial religious work conference, and contribute to the goal of “one province, four districts” proposed by the provincial party committee; Second, always adhere to the orientation of religious localization in China, deeply explore the elements of Huzhou with religious localization in China, focus on the culture of Guanyin around Taihu Lake, Tieguanyin in Tiefo Temple, and Herbalist Buddha in Biyan Temple, and strive to create religious localization achievements with local characteristics of Huzhou; Third, we should always strengthen our own construction, adhere to the correct political direction, strengthen theoretical learning, strengthen the education of teaching staff, and strictly govern education; Fourth, always uphold the boundless love, vigorously promote the spirit of “great kindness without predestination, great compassion with unity”, and transform Buddhist culture into the positive energy of social harmony. Fifth, always adhere to the bottom line thinking of safety, and adhere to the bottom line thinking of “no risk, no risk” to ensure safety and stability in the religious field.