马来西亚佛教青年总会马六甲州联络委员会
Persatuan Belia Buddhist Malaysia (YBAM) Jawatankuasa Perhubungan Negeri Melaka
Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM) Melaka State Liaison Committee (MLK SLC) 马佛青的特色在于其会员团体来自各佛教源流与传统；是一个不分种族、语言和传承的多元组织。
马佛青最高决策机构为每两年召开的全国代表大会。各会员团体均有权派出代表参与大会并遴选全国理事会以推动会务。执行委员会则执行所有由全国理事会通过的决策与方案。此外，马佛青在各州亦成立州联络委员会，负责协调州内之会员团体，推动州内之活动，为全国理事会与会员团体间沟通之桥梁。
弘法 ~ 佛法的实践，是净化社会的动力
马佛青致力为大马佛教
社群提供更具素质、创意及系统化的弘法服务，并培育掌握时代趋势的新生代弘法人员及编订弘法人员手册，以期契理并契机地向青年进行布教工作。
如今，马佛青会员团体多已能自力安排弘法活动，为各自区域的佛教徒带来法益。然而，随着我国佛教徒素质的提升，马佛青除了邀请国内外各源流讲师到全国各地弘法，也举办具更高水准的弘法活动，如高级佛学研修班、定期举办专题研讨会及举办各类修持活动。
教育 ~ 佛教青年素质的提升，來自扎实的教育与修持
在积极协助各会员团体成立儿童佛学班或周日学校的同时，马佛青致力提升周日佛学班师资与教材。为了适应各阶层佛教徒的需求，马佛青编订“学前佛学课程”、“小学佛学课程”及“大专初级佛学班课程”。为培训周日佛学班师资，马佛青更于2008年举办了“儿童佛学班教师成长部落”培训课程。
历年来，马佛青与马佛总联办的“全国佛学考试”，皆获得全国各地佛教团体的响应，成为佛学教育评鉴的一环。
文化 ~ 实践佛化生活，凝聚佛教社群
文化的传承是一个宗教的延续。佛化家庭乃佛教社群的重要组成部分。因此，马佛青通过推动佛化家庭集体皈依仪式、佛化婚礼、亲子工作坊等，以落实佛化家庭理念。
为了推广佛教文学创作，马佛青致力于1998年及2008年举办“马鸣菩薩佛教文学奖”。在佛教音乐方面，《真善美的旋律》系列佛教创作歌辑亦成功掀起了本地佛曲热潮，并酝酿了“真善美缘创奖”佛曲创作比赛等活动，以佛曲凝聚朝气蓬勃的佛教青年之力量，培育佛曲创作幼苗。
福利 ~ 推广慈悲济世的事业，体现菩萨利他的精神
早在70年代，马佛青开创国内捐血运动的风气，成功改变了华社对捐血的错误观念；尔后更进一步推展器官捐献运动，成功致使大众对捐血与捐献器官的重视和关注。
佛教注重个人身心的健康，为此马佛青成立及推动的心灯心理咨询小组，发展及落实以本土佛教为基础模式之辅导工作。
此外，马佛青的积极响应及参与慈善及救济活动，并于2008年推动缅甸风灾及四川地震的赈灾筹款活动，且获得各界热烈反应和支持。
出版 ~ 文字弘法，传播与延续佛法
“以文字弘扬佛法”是马佛青出版工作的崇高理念。马佛青多年来出版的刊物内容涵盖了各个宗派、内容精简、南北兼弘，更影响深远。
马佛青定期出版《佛教文摘》季刊，《Eastern Horizon》英文佛教刊物及《佛教青年》会讯。至今，马佛青已出版及流通一百种以上中、英、巫等三语文之佛书及小册子。这些小册子的流通，使得佛教的基本教义能非常广泛地传播到全国各角落。
领袖及组织培训 ~ 培训佛教青年领袖，推动大马佛教发展
领袖及组织的提升是马佛青向前迈进及继续接受挑战的推动力。马佛青定期举办全国性、州级性、区域性以及不同层次之各类训练课程、理事进修课程、佛教组织管理及行政课程，给予理事及会员自我提升。
此外，马佛青也为中学生及大专生举办训练营、生活营及为相关活动提供谘询意见。马佛青也长期性地进行培育讲师及训练领导人员的计划，以期能够为大马佛教界提供一群有素质的年轻领袖。
对外关系 ~ 扎根本土，面向世界
马佛青乃唯一受政府承认代表马来西亚佛教青年的全国性佛教青年组织，也是马来西亚青年理事会的成员，并通过参与该理事会和青年及体育部之活动，维护佛教青年的权益。马佛青也积极推动国际佛教青年运动，并与世界佛教友谊会和世界佛教青年会保持联系交流，参与世界佛教发展。
时事课题 ~ 表达佛教徒对当代社会之关怀
通过全马各地之会员团体所形成的基础及全国佛教青年所赋予的力量，马佛青时常通过各类媒体针对重要社会课题，发表代表佛教社群的意见，例如否定马来西亚为回教国及呼吁政府废除不符人权的内安法令。马佛青也同时举办各类研讨会、论坛等，以探讨各类时事及佛教课题。
大专院校及中学佛学会 ~ 培育佛教未来的栋梁
今日的悻悻学子乃是明日推动社会净化之手。马佛青致力于协调各中学、大专、师范大学及其他学院之佛教活动，并提供谘询与训练，以期提升大专佛青、师范学院学员及佛教青少年的素质、思想醒觉及领袖技巧。
马佛青更在中学推动成立佛学会，于各佛教会成立佛青之友，并出版青少年组织活动指南，以接引更多青少年参与佛教活动及学习佛法。同时，马佛青也会继续向政府建议在学校推行佛学及其他非回教课程，并努力确保在学校成立佛学会不受阻扰。
The Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM) is the leading Buddhist youth organisation in Malaysia. Through our conviction in the Buddha’s mission of compassion, growth and liberation, we continuously promote positive lifestyle in developing a society of wisdom, compassion and gratitude. Since its formation in 1970, YBAM has actively involved in establishing Buddhist organisations nationwide, propagating the learning of Dharma among the youths and providing leadership training for them. Using this strong foundation that we helped to build, local Buddhist organisations have accomplished great progress in the development of local Buddhist communities. YBAM coordinates more than 260 member organisations through its 13 State Liaison Committees all over Malaysia. Besides, YBAM also coordinates the varsities’ Buddhist societies (including teacher training colleges), secondary schools’ Buddhist societies and Buddhist Youth Fellowship through the various Standing Committees. YBAM also participates actively in the Malaysian Youth Council (MBM), the Eight Major Chinese Youth Organisation (EMCO) and the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth. To further enhance the involvement of Buddhists in nation building, YBAM regularly expresses its opinion on the current affairs and Buddhist rights through the media. Dharma Propagation ~ Practice of Dharma is the motivation force to purify the society
YBAM is making an effort to provide the Malaysian Buddhist community with better quality, creativity and systematic Dharma propagation service. Dharma speakers who are well-equipped with knowledge on the latest social developments are trained and manual for Dharma Speakers are compiled so that they could effectively carry out Dharma propagation work to the youths. Today, Member Organisations of YBAM are capable of conducting Dharma propagation activities on their own. The YBAM invites local as well as overseas Dharma speakers of different schools of Buddhism to give Dharma talks in the country. The YBAM also conducts Advance Dharma Study Class, seminars on specific topics and Dharma cultivations from time to time to meet the demand of the Buddhist community. Education ~ Uplifting the quality of Buddhist youths comes from firm foundation on education and cultivation
While helping the member organisations to set up Children Dharma Class or Sunday Dharma Class, the YBAM is making an effort to uplift the quality of teachers and teaching materials for Sunday Dharma Class. The YBAM has compiled the “Pre-school Dharma Study Curriculum”, “Primary School Dharma Study Texts” and “Elementary Dharma Curriculum for Varsities”. The YBAM also organises training courses on “Children Dharma Study Class Teachers’ Tribe.”
Throughout the years, the YBAM jointly organises the “National Buddhist Examination” with Malaysian Buddhist Association and the response is overwhelming. Culture ~ Practise Buddhist life and bring together the Buddhist community
Culture is the continuation of inheriting a religion. Buddhist family is an important part of the Buddhist community. Therefore, the YBAM conducts mass taking refuge ceremony, Buddhist wedding, and parenting workshops in order to materialise the concept of Buddhist family. The YBAM organised the “Venerable Asvaghosa Buddhist Literature Award” in 1998 and 2008 to encourage Buddhist literature creations. On the musical side, the “Melody of Truth and Beauty” series has created a wave for local Buddhist hymns and brewed the competition on Buddhist hymns for “Melody of Truth and Beauty Award” with the objective to bring together the force of the vibrant Buddhist youths and to nurture budding writers and singers for Buddhist hymns. Welfare ~ Promote compassion and relief, express the spirit of Bodhisattva who benefits others
The YBAM made the first move to launch blood donation campaign in the country in the early 70’s and successfully changed the wrong mindset of the Chinese community on blood donation. The YBAM took a step further and launched the organ donation campaign and such campaigns have successfully aroused the awareness and concern of the public on blood and organ donations. Buddhism emphasises on the physical and spiritual health of individuals and because of this, the YBAM set up and motivated the PELITA Psychological Guidance Unit with local Buddhism as its foundation. In addition, the YBAM also positively responds to and participates in charity and relief activities. In 2008, the relief fund campaigns launched by the YBAM for the typhoon victims in Myanmar and the flood victims in Sechuan, China were well received by the public. Publications ~ Dharma propagation through Buddhist literature
“Dharma propagation through Buddhist literatures” is the lofty ideal of the YBAM in its publication works. The materials published by the YBAM over the years covers all schools of Buddhism, with precise contents and far reaching influence.
“Buddhist Digest”, “Eastern Horizon” and “Berita YBAM” bulletin are published by YBAM on the regular basis. To date, the YBAM has published and circulated more than 100 types of Buddhist pamphlets in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and English. The circulation of these pamphlets helped the penetration of basic Buddhism into every corner of the country. Leadership and organisation training ~ training the young Buddhist leaders and to promote the development of Malaysian Buddhism
The uplift of leaders and organisations is the motivation force of YBAM to move forward and to face the challenges. The YBAM has organised different training courses ranging from region, state and national levels, induction course, Buddhist management and administration course for council members, committee members as well as ordinary members for their self improvement. Furthermore, the YBAM also conducts training camps and interaction camps for secondary schools and varsity students and provide consultation on related activities. The YBAM also carries out long term plan on training of Dharma speakers and leaders with the hope that it could provide a group of young Buddhist leaders with quality for the Buddhist community in Malaysia. External relationships ~ setting root in homeland with global vision
YBAM is the one and only national Buddhist youth organisation recognised by the government to represent the Malaysian Buddhist youths. YBAM is also a member of the Majlis Belia Malaysia. It helps to protect the legitimate rights of the Buddhist youths through the participation in the activities of the Majlis Belia Malaysia and Ministry of Youth and Sports. The YBAM is active in motivation the international Buddhist youth campaign and maintain good rapport with the World Buddhist Fellowship and World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth (WFBY). Current issues ~ Expressing the concern of Buddhists on current society
The YBAM has, from time to time, expressed its opinions on important social issues through various media on behalf of the Buddhist community with the faith bestowed by the Buddhist youths in the country and the foundation formed by member organisations all over the country. For instance, the YBAM rejects Malaysia as an Islamic country and calls upon the government to abolish the Internal Security Act which fails to conform to human rights. The YBAM has at the same time organised various types of seminars and forums to discuss current issues and Buddhist issues. Buddhist societies in university colleges and secondary schools ~ nurturing the future pillars of Buddhism
The YBAM is relentlessly making an effort to coordinate with the Buddhist activities in secondary schools, varsities, teachers’ training colleges and other institutions oh higher learning and to provide consultations and training.
