IBSC and the Buddhist Academy of Famen in the People’s Republic of China on 2 April 2024.
Most Venerable Phra Medhivajarapundit, Director of international Buddhist Studies College assigned Associate Professor Dr. Konit Srithong, Vice Director for Academic Affairs and Quality Development and Acting of director, office of academic affairs of IBSC and Dr.Sakchai Sakabucha, Vice Director for Administration, to extend a warm welcome to Most Ven. Kuan Yan, Vice-President of the Buddhist Association of Shaanxi Province, Abbot of Famen Temple, and Rector of the Buddhist Academy of Famen in the People's Republic of China, who visited the IBSC along with his followers.
In this visit, Most Venerable Kuan Yan has offered Sutra Buddhist Scripture of Mahayana authored by the Most Venerable Kumarajiva to IBSC and he also visited teaching and learning activities in IBSC. The Most Venerable has proposed to help and support the translation costs of Mahayana Buddhist Scriptures authored by the Most Venerable Kumarajiva from Chinese into Thai, so that Thai Buddhists can study and learn the Mahayana Scriptures of Buddhism in their native language. The possibility of signing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between IBSC and the Buddhist Academy of Famen, the People’s Republic of China was initiated in this meeting.
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