International Buddha’s Light Young Adult Conference 2009
orlandobliayad on Sep 17th 2008
Seven Orlando YAD members traveled to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for the bi-annual International Buddha’s Light Young Adult Conference 2008 (July 9-13). This year’s theme was Change the World and Benefit Humanity. Over a thousand young adults from all over the world joined together to learn and grow from each other. The Conference consisted of lectures, group discussions, exercise, performances, annual reports, sports competition, Sounds of the Human World Singing Competition, and light offering ceremony. The day started at 5:30am each morning and usually ended at 10:00pm.
The first lecture was given by Grand Master Hsing Yun. He delivered a memorable speech that left everyone re-accessing their actions. The purpose of group discussions was to come up with solutions to the problems that YADs are facing around the world. Surprisingly, the problems facing all the YADs were mostly the same. Each YAD presented their annual report which consisted activities that was carried out throughout the past year. Jimmy Koo performed at the Sounds of the Human World Singing Competition. He won the humility award. YAD subchapters were competing in tug-of-war and basketball. Team U.S.A. and Canada won first place for tug-of-war!
On the last day was the pilgrimage, which consisted of taking a bow for every three steps all the way to the Main Shrine. But because of the weather, this year’s pilgrimage was shorter and more bearable. Lasting friendships were established, important issues were addressed and most importantly, the ideas to spread Buddhism were shared. To say the least, this year’s conference was an unforgettable experience.
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Buddhism Questions & Answer
royeh32 on Dec 14th 2007
If you are interested in knowing more about Buddhism, but have little to no experience with it. We highly recommend reading this introduction to Buddhism. We have compiled many frequently asked questions, and provided answers to help you better understand some of these topics.Some of the topics discussed are:
WHO FOUNDED BUDDHISM? WHO AND/OR WHAT DO BUDDHISTS WORSHIP?WHO IS A BUDDHA? IS BUDDHISM A RELIGION? HOW CAN BUDDHISM HELP ME? WAS THE BUDDHA A GOD? ARE THERE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUDDHISM? IS BUDDHISM SCIENTIFIC? WHAT DID THE BUDDHA TEACH? DO BUDDHISTS BELIEVE IN HEAVEN AND HELL? WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING VEGETARIAN? WHAT IS BUDDHISM’S VIEW ON DEATH?WHY OBSERVE PRECEPTS? THE FIVE PRECEPTS THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS WHAT IS THE NOBLE 8-FOLD PATH?
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