On June 10th, the Keqiao District Buddhist Association of Shaoxing City held its second membership meeting, with 98 members from the Buddhist community in the entire region attending the meeting. Keqiao District Committee Standing Committee Member and United Front Work Department Director Lu Jianxiang attended the meeting and delivered a speech. The President of Shaoxing Buddhist Association and the Abbot of Lufeng Zen Temple, Master Jingfang, delivered a congratulatory message on behalf of the Buddhist Association.
The meeting reviewed and approved the “Report on the Work of the First Council of the Keqiao District Buddhist Association” and the “Report on the Financial Situation of the First Council of the Keqiao District Buddhist Association”, reviewed and revised the “Articles of Association of the Keqiao District Buddhist Association”, elected the second council and supervisory board, and continued to serve as the president of the second council of the Keqiao District Buddhist Association.
The meeting called on the Buddhist community in the region to hold high the great banner of “patriotism and religious love”, fully implement the basic principles of the party’s religious work, adhere to the direction of Chinese religion, constantly enhance the recognition of the great motherland, the Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the CPC, and socialism with Chinese characteristics, earnestly strengthen their own construction, unite the broad masses of believers, work with one heart and one mind, forge ahead, and strive to create a new situation in Buddhist work, Write a new chapter.
The standing committee member of the district committee and the head of the United Front Work Department expressed warm congratulations on the convening of the meeting, fully recognizing the achievements of the first council of the district Buddhist Association, and put forward three suggestions for the new council of the district Buddhist Association: first, to focus on the overall development situation and promote social prosperity and harmony. Give full play to the advantages of the Buddhist community, focus on the center, serve the overall situation, guide and encourage the vast number of teaching staff and believers to actively participate in the construction of the common prosperity demonstration area that benefits the people of the whole region. The second is to strengthen the concept of legal system and carry out religious activities in accordance with the law. Correctly handling the relationship between politics and faith, national laws and religious regulations, guiding Buddhist staff and believers to establish a sense of discipline and law-abiding. We must not only be good believers, but also be good citizens, promote the Buddhist cause on the track of the rule of law, and maintain peace, harmony, and stability in the religious field. The third is to strengthen self construction and improve the comprehensive quality of monks. Intensify the cultivation of reserve talents, focus on cultivating “dual communication” talents who are proficient in both religious classics and excellent traditional Chinese culture, and create a diverse and balanced team of Buddhist talents in temple management, preaching, academic research, culture and art.
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