Followers of world’s Buddhist traditions pray for peace and inter-faith harmony[Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 10:56 a.m.]

Buddhist monks pray for world peace and religious harmony in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on 31 December 2010/Photos by Sodor

TAIPEI:
Addressing a grand prayer congregation for world peace and religious
harmony held on the New Year eve in Taipei, His Holiness the Dalai
Lama’s Representative to Taiwan has underscored the importance of
religious harmony among different religions of the world.Representative
Mr Dawa Tsering also spoke on the essence of His Holiness the Dalai
Lama’s commitment in the promotion of religious harmony and
understanding among the world’s major religious traditions.The
ceremony was jointly organised by Theksum choeling Tibetan Dharma
Center headed by Khenpo Tsenam, Longshan Temple and Fa-Shan Temple of
Taiwan under the guidance of Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness
the Dalai Lama. Khenpo Tsenam and other eminent Taiwanese
monks spoke about the importance of maintaining good relationship among
all the practitioners of Buddhism in Taiwan and to work in concert for
religious harmony.The prayer gathering was attended by over 600
people belonging to different practitioners of Buddhism, described
according to the tradition followed outside of India as “Southern
Buddhism”, “Eastern Buddhism” and “Northern Buddhism”. Monks and nuns
from different Taiwanese and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and learning
centres in Taipei were also present.”Southern Buddhism”
represents Buddhism as practiced in Sri Lanka and most of Southeast
Asia. It is usually considered to be synonymous with the Theravada.”Northern
Buddhism” sometimes refers to Buddhism as practiced in East Asia and
the Tibetan region – particularly Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan,
and Vietnam. It is often held to by synonymous with Mahayana. However,
the term Northern Buddhism is also sometimes used to refer specifically
to Tibetan (including Mongolian) Buddhism. In this terminology, the
Buddhism of China, Japan etc. is called Eastern Buddhism.

People from the lay community in Taiwan join the prayer ceremony

Followers of world’s Buddhist traditions pray for peace and inter-faith harmony[Tuesday, 4 January 2011, 10:56 a.m.]

Buddhist monks pray for world peace and religious harmony in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, on 31 December 2010/Photos by Sodor

TAIPEI: Addressing a grand prayer congregation for world peace and religious harmony held on the New Year eve in Taipei, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Representative to Taiwan has underscored the importance of religious harmony among different religions of the world.Representative Mr Dawa Tsering also spoke on the essence of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s commitment in the promotion of religious harmony and understanding among the world’s major religious traditions.The ceremony was jointly organised by Theksum choeling Tibetan Dharma Center headed by Khenpo Tsenam, Longshan Temple and Fa-Shan Temple of Taiwan under the guidance of Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Khenpo Tsenam and other eminent Taiwanese monks spoke about the importance of maintaining good relationship among all the practitioners of Buddhism in Taiwan and to work in concert for religious harmony.The prayer gathering was attended by over 600 people belonging to different practitioners of Buddhism, described according to the tradition followed outside of India as “Southern Buddhism”, “Eastern Buddhism” and “Northern Buddhism”. Monks and nuns from different Taiwanese and Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and learning centres in Taipei were also present.”Southern Buddhism” represents Buddhism as practiced in Sri Lanka and most of Southeast Asia. It is usually considered to be synonymous with the Theravada.”Northern Buddhism” sometimes refers to Buddhism as practiced in East Asia and the Tibetan region – particularly Tibet, China, Korea, Mongolia, Japan, and Vietnam. It is often held to by synonymous with Mahayana. However, the term Northern Buddhism is also sometimes used to refer specifically to Tibetan (including Mongolian) Buddhism. In this terminology, the Buddhism of China, Japan etc. is called Eastern Buddhism.

People from the lay community in Taiwan join the prayer ceremony