23/12/2018
Laofa News Laos: At the invitation of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the Royal Government of Cambodia and the religious community, the vice president of the Chinese Buddhist Association, the Shenzhen-Hongfa Temple abbot, Yinshun Daheshang, began a friendly visit to Laos and Cambodia.
On the morning of December 23, at the Laos National Presidency, the Political Bureau of Laos, the Standing Secretary of the Central Secretariat, and the Vice President of the State, Pankan Vipawan, welcomed the Yinshun Daheshang and his party.
He said that Laos and China have very close political, economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges. These achievements have a very important relationship with the efforts of the Buddhist community. In the future, the Buddhist circles of our two countries should continue to maintain close ties and exchanges. We will continue to strengthen exchanges and exchanges between the Buddhist communities of the two countries in education and culture. We will jointly study the relationship between Buddhism and economic development so that the Buddhist exchanges between the two countries can be directed toward Go deeper and farther.
During the talks, Vice-President Pankan Vipawan said humorously, "There is a saying in Laos that a friend who has not been seen for three years will not be kissed, so we must move more and communicate more so that we can be like our loved ones." The monk said, "China's pro-words are seen by the pro-words, that is to say, the relatives are going to meet more and exchange more. The Chinese and Chinese people have many common places in culture. I think friends are like It is love that goes more and more, friendship is like the road is getting wider and wider."
The Yinshun Daheshang thanked Vice President Pankan Vipawan for his tremendous contribution in enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and Lao people, promoting the development of the Buddhist circles in the two countries, and strengthening the deepening relationship between the two peoples.
The monk said that mankind has entered an era of informationization and networking, which has brought unprecedented challenges and opportunities to the modernization process of all countries including China and Laos, and the inheritance and development of all civilizations including Buddhism. .
At the same time, the world is in a big change that has never happened in a hundred years. In the big adjustment, how to grasp the course of the times and find its own position is an important issue that the Chinese and Lao peoples and the Buddhist circles of both countries must face.
In order to promote exchanges and mutual learning, Yinshun Daheshang advocated the establishment of a religious sub-forum in the Boao Forum to promote dialogue between different religions. The dialogue between different sects of Buddhism has achieved certain results.
In Shenzhen, the Nanhai Buddhist Roundtable was held for three consecutive years. The Buddhist countries of the South China Sea region gathered in Shenzhen to discuss the topic of Buddhism development in the new era. In the past three years, the Nanhai Buddhism Shenzhen Roundtable Secretariat was established; the Nanhai Silk Road Cultural Fund and the Nanhai Cultural Research Institute were established, and a normalized working mechanism was formed.
Yinshun Daheshang said that the research compilation of the history of Buddhism in the South China Sea has been actively promoted over the years, and the preparation of meditation tutorials suitable for different Buddhist factions in the Buddhist countries of the South China Sea has been initiated.
Twenty Laos monks studied at Nanhai Buddhist College. The Yinshun monk introduced their study and life there. He said: "They heard that I came to Laos to visit this time. I hope that I can convey their greetings and gratitude to you. I also want to learn better and return to the motherland."
Vice-President Pankan Vipawan and Yinshun Dahe Shang said that the two sides will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation with the Lao Buddhist community, continue to enhance the friendship between the two peoples, and let the traditions of the Chinese and the old family continue to flourish.
The relevant leaders of the Lao Buddhist Association, Shenzhen Hongfa Temple and Nanhai Buddhist College attended the morning meeting. (Text: Nanhai Buddhism Picture: Zhang Wei)
