國際佛學交流International Buddhist Exchange
113/03/08 The main characteristics of Buddhism (Professor Rana Purushottam Kumar Singh, Dean of the Buddhist School of New Alanda Buddhist University in India)
Dean Professor Dr. Rana Purushottam Kumar Singh, Dean of the Buddhist School and Head of the Department of Buddhism at the University of New Nalanda in India, has studied the Pali scriptures and Abhidhamma Buddhist psychology, and was taught by Fo Guang Master Jingyun, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Buddhism of the university, accompanied by Master Jingyun, visited the Institute of Religion and Humanities of the university on March 8th to give a lecture on “The Main Characteristics of Buddhism”. Professors from the Institute of Religious Studies, students in the master’s class and volunteer classes led the way and looked forward to coming from the holy land of Buddhism. important scholars.
Professor Rana pointed out that although Buddhism has developed into various sects, the Buddha had two original intentions when he wanted to teach people the Dharma: 1. The Buddha wanted to talk to people in the language of ordinary people and share the truth of his enlightenment; 2. The Buddha broke the It is customary for students to study at the teacher’s location and to teach at the disciple’s home. Ordinary people without awareness think that everything is under control, so they suffer “suffering”. The Buddha taught the public that the birth, death, and flow of all phenomena are based on dependent origination and dependent cessation, which is the basis of Buddhism.
At the end of the lecture, teachers and students from the Zongyan Institute jointly introduced to Professor Rana and Master Jingyun the videos documenting the charity, medical care, education and humanities footprints of Tzu Chi volunteers in Bodhgaya, India. Director Lin Jiande represented Tzu Chi University. The Institute of Buddhist Studies signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Buddhist College of New Nalanda University, and then accompanied the two to visit the Tzu Chi Teaching and Research Center to listen to the introduction and guidance of the researchers. After the event, consultants from the Secretariat and colleagues from the Humanities Department assisted in giving a tour of the school headquarters and arranged a visit to the Jingsi Hall, opening a new chapter for future cooperation and exchanges.
