On the afternoon of July 10, the eighth session of the Tongxiang Buddhist Association Lecture Exchange Conference was held in the Fuyan Temple of Tongxiang City. Shen Yunbo, Deputy Minister of the United Front Work Department of the CPC Municipal Committee and Director of the Civil and Religious Affairs Bureau, attended the meeting.
The exchange meeting was guided by the United Front Work Department of the Municipal Party Committee (Civil Religious Affairs Bureau) and hosted by the Municipal Buddhist Association. It aims to promote the study of the thought of the sinicization of religion and promote the self-construction of the Buddhist community.
At this lecture exchange meeting, we will focus on 16 classics, and the three Dharma Masters will preach on the theme of “patriotism, love and religion, and the sinicization of Buddhism”, according to the “Sutra of the Buddha of the Earth”, “Vajra Sutra”, and the sinicization of Buddhism. Master Guo Rong, vice president of Tongxiang Buddhist Association, made comments.
The successful holding of the eighth lecture exchange of Tongxiang Buddhist Association has strongly promoted the construction of Tongxiang Buddhist style, formed a good atmosphere for reading, learning and lecturing, and contributed to the development and progress of Tongxiang Buddhism.
Shen Yunbo pointed out that the Buddhist preaching and exchange activities are an important platform for discovering and cultivating Buddhist practitioners, adhering to the orientation of Buddhism in China, and promoting the core socialist values and excellent traditional culture. At the same time, Shen Yunbo put forward three hopes: first, to adhere to the direction of Buddhism in China; The second is to adhere to the precepts as a teacher and establish a good image of Buddhism; Third, we should keep pace with the times and transmit the positive energy of Buddhism.