On the morning of September 23rd, the fifth representative meeting of Anji Buddhist Association was grandly opened in Anji Meilin Resort. More than 50 representatives (including invited representatives) from the county’s Buddhist community attended the meeting. Wang Xinyong, member of the Standing Committee of Anji County Committee, Minister of Organization Department and Minister of United Front Work Department, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Master Jielong, the first vice president of Huzhou Buddhist Association, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Ren Yulin, Secretary General of Huzhou Buddhist Association, and Qian Keping, President of Anji Taoist Association, attended the meeting to congratulate.
The conference kicked off with the majestic national anthem. The conference heard, deliberated and adopted the Work Report of the Fourth Council of Anji Buddhist Association and the Financial Review Report of Anji Buddhist Association (2017-2021), voted and adopted the Articles of Association of Anji Buddhist Association (Revised Draft) and other documents, and elected the fifth Council and leadership team at the same time. Master Ciman was re-elected as the president of the fifth Buddhist Association of Anji County.
Minister Wang Xinyong congratulated the successful convening of the conference. He pointed out: In the past five years, under the leadership of President Ci Man, the county Buddhist Association has always held high the banner of loving the country, the party and religion, unswervingly followed the road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, clearly adhered to the direction of religious China, United and led the people in the county’s Buddhist circles and the broad masses of religious believers, and made remarkable achievements in promoting Buddhist culture, participating in public welfare undertakings, maintaining social stability, and strengthening self-construction. Especially since the fourth representative meeting in 2017, the county Buddhist Association has actively practiced Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets’s concept and explored a path of integration in the religious field to carry out ecological civilization construction. The brand influence of ecological temple construction has been expanding, which is of pioneering significance in the whole province and even the whole country. I hope that the people in the Buddhist circles and the majority of Buddhist believers in the county will thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the provincial, city and county party congresses and the Third Plenary Session of the 15th CPC National Committee, and consciously combine all the work with the overall development of the county in accordance with the deployment requirements of the higher-level religious departments and the municipal Buddhist Association.
Wang Xinyong emphasized: First, we should hold high the banner of patriotism, love the party and love religion, strengthen the “four self-confidences”, enhance the awareness of “five identities”, constantly strengthen Buddhist guidance to religious believers, resist heresy, and always establish a true faith and stick to the right course. Second, we should take the initiative to promote the harmonious development of society, vigorously carry forward the ecological wisdom of respecting nature, adapting to nature and protecting nature, advocate civilized and fragrant worship, standardize release activities and build ecological temples; We should continue to be the guardians and inheritors of local Buddhist culture; Taking the construction of ecological temples as the core, actively create a comprehensive cultural window that integrates urban and rural development and serves beautiful countryside; Guide religious believers to strengthen the construction of social morality, professional ethics and family virtues. Third, we should strengthen our own construction, continue to promote the healthy development of Buddhism, always adhere to the principle of strict teaching and constantly strengthen organizational construction; We should pay attention to the cultivation of Buddhist talents and constantly strengthen outstanding Buddhist teaching posts..The construction of personnel team ensures that the Buddhist cause will be passed down from generation to generation.
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