Sunday, October 20, 2024

Myanmar Buddhist delegation returns after attending 6th World Buddhist Forum

 

A nine-member Buddhist delegation, led by Chairman of the State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee and Presiding Patron of the Thanlyin Minkyaung Pahtamapyan Buddhism Learning Centre, Aggamahapandita Aggamaha Saddhammajotikadhaja Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa, along with Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Culture U Aye Tun, attended the 2024 Sixth World Buddhist Forum held in Ningbo, People’s Republic of China, and returned to Myanmar yesterday.

During the tour, the delegation attended the forum from 15 to 17 October and met with the Buddhist Association of China, led by Chair monk Yan Jue, at the Howard Johnson Hotel in Ningbo, China.

In the meeting, Yan Jue, the chairman of the Buddhist Association of China, stated that arrangements would be made to hold Buddhist dialogues between Myanmar and China and exchange experiences. Dr Bhaddanta Candima Bhivamsa emphasized that the gathering of Buddhists in China contributes to the development of Buddhism and expressed the hope of bringing Buddha’s tooth relic to Myanmar at a relevant time so that the people of Myanmar can pay their respects.

After the meeting, the deputy minister presented alms to the delegation led by Chair monk Yan Jue, Patron of the Buddhist Association of China. On 8 October, the deputy minister and the Myanmar Buddhist delegation met Mr Luo Yu Hai, Vice-Chair of the China Association for International Friendly Contact, Mr Liu Xiao Ming, Vice-Chair of the Southern China Association for International Friendly Contact, and Mr Chen Tao, Chair of the Yunnan Association for International Friendly Contact, in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. A round of discussions was held to further develop cultural relations.

MNA/TKO

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