INEB - International Network of Engaged Buddhists

19/08/2026

🌏 Calling Friends & Networks in and Lanka!

I’d like to share this research opportunity from the Faith Futures Collective, which is conducting a study exploring women’s lived experiences, choices, and social expectations across South Asia.

They are currently looking for more survey responses from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 and Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and would especially appreciate support from activists, campaigners, researchers, and community networks in reaching more participants.

✨ Participation is voluntary, and the survey is available in several South Asian languages.

If you are based in Bangladesh or Sri Lanka—or have friends and networks there—please consider participating or sharing this opportunity with others who may be interested.

🔗 Survey & more information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeAq-U5GqUdoynt13Z2Kie3yjQF1WgQUlJuNknwPgTikNgzA/viewform
Impact of Religion on the Lived Experiences of Women in South Asia

Please feel free to share widely with your networks. 🙏

15/08/2026

🌿 Beyond WYF: A Day of Reflection, Connection and Dialogue in Hong Kong 🇭🇰🌏

After the World Youth Forum, our Myanmar youth delegation had the wonderful opportunity to visit Tao Fong Shan and Areopagos. It was a beautiful experience where nature, spirituality, reflection, and meditation came together in a peaceful environment. Our young people truly enjoyed the space and had time to slow down and reconnect after an exciting few days at the forum.

We also had the opportunity to explore Hong Kong, participate in an art workshop, and most meaningfully, meet Myanmar students studying at Tao Fong Shan and the Lutheran Theological Seminary (信義宗神學院). These encounters reminded us of the importance of connection, learning, and supporting one another across borders.

INEB is very grateful to Tao Fong Shan and Areopagos for warmly welcoming our youth delegation and creating such a meaningful space for learning and exchange.

We look forward to future collaboration between our communities and religious traditions, especially in strengthening interreligious dialogue, mutual understanding, peace, and engaged spirituality.

Thank you for welcoming us so warmly. We leave with beautiful memories, new friendships, and renewed inspiration. 🌱🤝

Learning across borders, connecting across faiths, growing together. 🇲🇲❤️🌏

06/08/2026

🌿 Registration is Now Open! 🌿

22nd INEB Biennial Conference 2027
🌏 Wisdom and Compassion for Inclusive and Sustainable Societies through Education
📍 Xiang Guang Shan Temple, Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan
📅 13–17 January 2027

In a world facing rapid technological change, climate challenges, growing inequality, migration, and social division, how can we cultivate wisdom and compassion to build a more just, inclusive, and sustainable future?

The 22nd Biennial Conference of the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) invites monastics, educators, researchers, youth leaders, social activists, and practitioners from around the world to come together in dialogue, learning, and action.

Hosted by Xiang Guang Shan Temple, the principal temple of the Luminary International Buddhist Society (LIBS), this conference will explore how Buddhist teachings and engaged practice can inspire transformative education, ethical leadership, social responsibility, and compassionate action.

✨ Together, we will:
• Explore Buddhist approaches to education and pedagogy rooted in mindfulness, interdependence, and kalyāṇamitra (spiritual friendship).
• Share experiences and develop new initiatives for environmental resilience, pluralism, gender equality, and youth empowerment.
• Strengthen interfaith dialogue and international collaboration.
• Learn from one another through reflection, practice, and collective wisdom.
Whether you are an educator, practitioner, researcher, student, or community leader, we warmly invite you to join this inspiring global gathering.

📝 Registration is now open!
We look forward to welcoming you to Taiwan as we learn, practice, and work together toward a more compassionate and sustainable world.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Y2rMFbwY7FwUKQif8
Detail Information: https://www.inebnetwork.org/the-22nd-biennial-ineb-conference/
❗️Deadline: 30 October 2026

05/08/2026

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqnBr2QuUFKuJk3ZcUxKx7Wy_UMOXMFfLDxdXKodF4vkOY_w/viewform

31/07/2026

Bodhisattva in Crisis: Learning to Build an Inclusive Society 🌿

Over six inspiring days, youth from Taiwan and Thailand came together to explore Engaged Buddhism through community building, gender justice, ecology, mindfulness, and social action. More than learning new ideas, we learned to listen deeply, reflect honestly, and build genuine relationships. A special highlight was the dialogue with Ajahn Sulak Sivaraksa, whose wisdom reminded us that true social transformation begins with inner transformation, spiritual friendship, and compassionate action. Thank you to every participant, facilitator, Buddhist Hongshi College, 弘誓青年會Youth Assoc. of The Hongshi , and INEB family for making this meaningful journey possible. May we continue walking the Bodhisattva path together. 🙏🌱

29/07/2026

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29/07/2026

08/07/2026

{Thai Below👇}

🌈🕊️ You’re Invited to the 3rd Interfaith Pride 2026
“The Act of Inclusivity”

At a time when our society is facing growing tensions, misunderstanding, and violence rooted in differences of faith, identity, and belief, we believe that inclusivity is more than a value — it is something we actively practice together.

Interfaith Pride 2026 warmly welcomes LGBTQIAN+ people, faith community representatives, peacebuilders, feminists, activists, and allies to gather in a spirit of care, mutual respect, and deep listening.

📅 Saturday, 25 July 2026
🕛 12:00–16:00
📍 Ruen Roi Chanam, Suan Ngeun Mee Ma, Bangkok

Join us for:
✨ Interfaith Prayer Ceremony
✨ Public Forum: “The Act of Inclusivity”
✨ Open Dialogue & Wisdom Harvesting
✨ Community Networking

🍲 Please bring a favorite dish, snack, or drink to share.
Sharing a meal together symbolizes our commitment to generosity, solidarity, and the belief that people of different identities, faiths, and backgrounds can genuinely live, learn, and grow together.

📝 Free registration, limited seats available
🔗 https://forms.gle/RyZXSsPc5Pn4pF1b9

Together, let us move:
From reaction to reflection.
From division to dialogue.
From harm to collective healing.

We look forward to welcoming you.

💬 Interpretation will be available throughout the event:
• Thai ↔ English
• English ↔ Mandarin Chinese

[ภาษาไทย]

🌈🕊️ ขอเชิญร่วมงาน Interfaith Pride ครั้งที่ 3 ประจำปี 2569
“The Act of Inclusivity | การอยู่ร่วมกัน”

ในช่วงเวลาที่สังคมกำลังเผชิญกับความขัดแย้ง ความเข้าใจผิด และความรุนแรงที่เกิดจากความแตกต่างด้านศาสนา อัตลักษณ์ และความเชื่อ เราเชื่อว่า “การอยู่ร่วมกัน” ไม่ใช่เพียงอุดมคติ แต่เป็นการลงมือปฏิบัติที่ทุกคนสามารถร่วมสร้างได้

Interfaith Pride ปีนี้ จึงเชิญชวนผู้มีความหลากหลายทางเพศ (LGBTQIAN+) ตัวแทนชุมชนศาสนา นักสร้างสันติภาพ นักสตรีนิยม นักกิจกรรม และพันธมิตร มาร่วมสร้างพื้นที่แห่งการรับฟัง การเคารพซึ่งกันและกัน และการเรียนรู้ร่วมกัน

📅 วันเสาร์ที่ 25 กรกฎาคม 2569
🕛 เวลา 12.00–16.00 น.
📍 เรือนร้อยฉนำ สวนเงินมีมา กรุงเทพมหานคร

ภายในงานพบกับ
✨ พิธีภาวนาร่วมจากผู้แทนศาสนาต่าง ๆ
✨ เวทีเสวนา “The Act of Inclusivity”
✨ วงสนทนาเปิดและการสกัดบทเรียนร่วม
✨ พื้นที่สร้างเครือข่ายและมิตรภาพ

🍲 สิ่งที่อยากชวนทุกคนนำมาด้วย
อาหาร ของว่าง หรือเครื่องดื่มที่อยากแบ่งปัน เพื่อร่วมรับประทานก่อนกิจกรรมเริ่ม เพราะเราเชื่อว่าการแบ่งปันอาหารคือจุดเริ่มต้นของการสร้างความสัมพันธ์ ความไว้วางใจ และการอยู่ร่วมกันอย่างแท้จริง

📝 ลงทะเบียนเข้าร่วมฟรี รับจำนวนจำกัด
🔗 https://forms.gle/RyZXSsPc5Pn4pF1b9

เราหวังว่าจะได้ร่วมก้าวไปด้วยกัน
จาก การตอบโต้ → การใคร่ครวญ
จาก ความแบ่งแยก → การสนทนา
และจาก ความเจ็บปวด → การเยียวยาร่วมกัน

💬 มีบริการล่ามภายในงาน
• ไทย ↔ อังกฤษ
• อังกฤษ ↔ แมนดาริน (จีนกลาง)

08/04/2026

With full hearts, we have successfully completed the International Young Bodhisattva Program (IYBP) 2026, a meaningful collaboration between the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) and Deer Park Institute, held in Bir, India.

This year, we gathered 31 participants from 11 countries for a beautiful journey of spiritual growth, friendship, reflection, and social transformation. Over these days, we learned, practiced, listened, laughed, reflected, and grew together as a community.

From meditation, deep listening, the Four Noble Truths, social justice, gender and wellbeing, digital compassion, theatre, films, community dialogue, and site visits — each day invited us to explore what it truly means to walk the path of a Bodhisattva in today’s world.
One of the most precious blessings of this journey was the opportunity to receive blessings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a truly unforgettable and sacred moment for all of us.

What we are taking home is not only knowledge, but also connection, courage, compassion, and beautiful friendships across borders.
Deep gratitude to all teachers, speakers, collaborators, Deer Park Institute, INEB, and every participant who made this journey so alive and meaningful.

May the seeds planted here continue to grow in all of us. 🌱