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	Buddhist councils - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Buddhist council was held soon after the death of the Buddha under the patronage of king Ajatasatru, and presided by the monk Mahakasyapa, at Rajagaha (today's Rajgir).
		The Fourth Buddhist Council of the Mahayana was convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka, around 100 CE at Jalandhar or in Kashmir, and is usually associated with the formal rise of Mahayana Buddhism.
		The traditional recitation of the Buddhist Scriptures took two years and the Tripitaka and its allied literature in all the scripts were painstakingly examined and their differences noted down and the necessary corrections made and all the versions were then collated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddhist_councils (2149 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : List of Buddhists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists.
		Dharmaraksita, a Greek Buddhist missionary of Emperor Ashoka, and a teacher of Nagasena.
		Dharmaraksa, a Yueh-Chih Buddhist monk, the first known translator of the Lotus Sutra into Chinese.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_Buddhists (837 words)

	engbud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Unity of Diversity : The World Fellowship of Buddhist is the world
		World Fellowship of Buddhists in Sri Lanka in B.E.2493 (1950) and, as one of its
		World Fellowship of Buddhists at its inception in B.E.2493(1950)
	www.watyarn.com /Engbud.htm (5419 words)

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		Unity of Diversity : The World Fellowship of Buddhist is the world organization for unity of all Buddhists throughout the world.
		Buddhist delegates from all over the world representing various schools of Buddhism, viz., Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana traditions, were unified under the six colours flag.
		The Buddhist flag, or the flag of Chabbannarangsi, as approved by the World Fellowship of Buddhists at its inaugural conference in B.E. (1950) consists of six colours.
	www.fp.rdg.ac.uk /wkc9/RightView/art_buddhismFAQ.htm (2364 words)

	Buddhist Questions and Answers.
		The Buddhist flag, or the flag of Chabbannarangsi, as approved by the World Fellowship of Buddhists at its inaugural conference in B.E. 2493 (1950) consists of six colours.
		Buddhists are taught to face the world in its reality and try to overcome its binding forces and ultimately arrive at spiritual freedom which is known as Nirvana or Nibbana.
		If any Buddhist tries to diffuse loving-kindness, compassion or other benevolent wishes to living beings or tries to clean, calm, and clear one's mind then he or she is considered a good Buddhist and regarded as going to the monastery regularly.
	mahamakuta.inet.co.th /english/question.htm (6417 words)

	Welcome to The World Buddhist University
		The World Buddhist University shall be an international community of Buddhist scholars, engaged in research, post-graduate training, spiritual practice, Buddhistic education and dissemination of knowledge in furtherance of the objectives of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
		There shall be a Council of the World Buddhist University to be established on a broad geographical basis with due regard to major academic, religious, educational, social and cultural trends in the world.
		After consultation with The WFB Executive Council, the Honorary Secretary General of The World Fellowship of Buddhists, at the request of the University Council or after consultation with it, may propose amendments of the Charter to WFB General Conference.
	www.wb-university.org /?do=charter (3663 words)

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		In his keynote address to a symposium in honour of his "Lifetime Achievement Award" presented at the World Fellowship of Buddhist meeting held here, he said that the edict was wrong in every sense as it was an opportunity to give other religionists ammunition to run down Buddhism as an "atheistic" religion.
		He appealed to the delegates of the 22nd World Fellowship of Buddhists and 13th World Fellowhip of Buddhist Youth to examine thoroughly what they were getting out of their bi-annual fellowship.
		The award, endorsed by the World Fellowship of Buddhists was given as a gesture of appreciation for his unceasing effort towards Dhammaduta work in country for the last 50 years.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /current/chief-cambodia-edict-N.php (805 words)

	Buddhist Q&A 1-9
		The World Fellowship of Buddhists is the world organization for unity of all Buddhists throughout the world.
		The Buddhist flag, or the flag of Chabban narangsi, as approved by the World Fellowship of Buddhists at its inaugural conference in B.E. 2493 (1950) consists of six colours.
		However, for Thai Buddhists, a yellow flag with the symbol of the Wheel of Dhamma (Dhammacakka) has been in general use since B.E. 2501 (1958) when it was officially proclaimed by the Thai Sangha Authorities.
	www.seameo.org /vl/buddhistII/q&a1.htm (1503 words)

	World Fellowship of Buddhists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The international Buddhist flag was designed in Sri Lanka in the 1880s with the assistance of Henry Steele Olcott and was later adopted as a symbol by the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
		The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB) is arguably the largest and most influential international Buddhist organization.
		It now has regional centers in 35 countries, including India, the United States, Australia, and several nations of Africa and Europe, in addition to traditional Buddhist countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Fellowship_of_Buddhists (175 words)

	26 May 2002: The Spreading of Buddha Dhamma on this Continent of Australia
		The Centre is a regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.
		It was apt that the theme of the 20th World Fellowship of Buddhists and 11th World Fellowship of Buddhists Youth General Conference was Buddhism and Challenges in the 21st Century”.
		Sincere congratulations were given to H.E. Phan Wannamethee, the new President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, and Mr Sommai Kornsakoo, the new President of the World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth.
	www.bdcublessings.net.au /radio226.html (7557 words)

	The Meeting of Traditions: Inter-Buddhist and Inter-Religious Relations in the West
		The global attitude of the World Fellowship of Buddhists is, therefore, an expression of Buddhist modernism as well as an early example of religious globalization.
		Another Buddhist she meets, for example, might describe his identity in agreement with her on the level of being Buddhist, but he might declare that he is not Mahaayaanist, but Theravaadin (emphasizing the difference of vehicles).
		Nevertheless, the WFB is intended to represent all Buddhists of the world and is in this sense comparable with, e.g., the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.mandala.hr /5/relations.html (4446 words)

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		BLIA Sydney has begun to prepare for the 20th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists and the 11th General Conference of the World Youth Fellowship of Buddhists.
		The intent of this organization is to gather Buddhists from all over the world in a concerted effort to propagate the Dharma to every corner of the world.
		The 20th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists will be held for five days from October 29, 1998 to November 2, 1998 at Nan Tien Temple.
	www.ibps.org /hsilai/english2/Publications/37-2.txt (211 words)

	Buddhist View International - -Nepal-The King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in the World Buddhist Conferences; Buddhist ...
		Buddhist View International - -Nepal-The King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in the World Buddhist Conferences; Buddhist View is an internet resource for those interested in or practicing any school of Buddhism.
		It is heartening to note that a new building of the world fellowship of Buddhists Headquarters at Bangkok is being inaugurated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulayadej of Thailand.
		We are happy to learn that the 17th General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists is being held in Seoul this year.
	www.buddhistview.com /site/epage/2862_225.htm (1814 words)

	Wesak - Crystalinks
		The decision to agree to celebrate Vesak as the Buddha¹s birthday was formalized at the first Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (W.F.B.) held in Sri Lanka in 1950, although festivals at this time in the Buddhist world are a centuries-old tradition.
		On Vesak day, devout Buddhists are expected to assemble in various temples before dawn for the ceremonial hoisting of the Buddhist Flag and the singing of hymns in praise of the holy triple gem: The Buddha, The Dharma (His teachings), and The Sangha (His disciples).
		Behind the grouped Masters, adepts, initiates and senior workers under God's Plan are to be found the world disciples and aspirants in their various grades and groups (either "in the body" or "out of the body"), who at this time constitute the New Group of World Servers.
	www.crystalinks.com /wesak.html (2316 words)

	World fellowship of Buddhists meet in Thimphu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Wangchug, the WFB was founded to foster Buddhist solidarity and for
		Wanamethee, the president of the WFB, the meeting is a common
		"The WFB is a federation for all the Buddhist countries of all sects,"?
	www.tibet.ca /en/wtnarchive/2001/6/8_2.html (271 words)

	MALAYSIANS REACTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		We, the Buddhists in Malaysia would like to express our sadness over the action which is not only a cultural provocation, deprieve the minority Buddhist there a chance to pay their respect to the founder of one of the world religions - Buddhism, and also it is against human rights.
		This Buddhist ancient artifacts and statues there are an important heritages to the Buddhist.
		We are now in the new millennium and the Buddhists always respect the practise of other religionists.
	www.buddhistnews.tv /bamiyan/wfb.htm (246 words)

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		Master John D. Hughes was the Founder, Abbot and Resident Teacher of the Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. It is a Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, an Associated Institution of the World Buddhist University and a member of the Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria.
		Master John D. Hughes was a former Vice-President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists and the recipient of the Visuddhananda Peace Award 1999.
		John is also Executive Producer of 'The Buddhist Hour' radio show, which is broadcasted every Sunday from the local Knox FM 87.6 and 88.0 radio station, and he is planning to broadcast the show digitally via the Internet in the future.
	www.quangduc.com /English/figure/15johnhughes.html (1723 words)

	Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd.
		World Fellowship of Buddhists Standing Committee on Women
		The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. ACN 005 701 806 ABN 42 611 496 488 was founded from a concept on 5 May 1955, by our Founder, Councillor World Buddhist Universtiy and former Vice President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, John D. Hughes (Dip.
		The Buddhist Discussion Centre (Upwey) Ltd. is structured as a charitable self-help organisation.
	www.bdcu.org.au (366 words)

	Buddhisten zum Krieg der USA im Irak
		On December of 2002, the World Fellowship of Buddhists and World Fellowship of Buddhist Youth gathered at Shah Alam, Selangor D.E., Malaysia to hold the biennial General Conference.
		There have always been conflicts and wars in the world; this is much due to the various types of defile-ments in the human minds.
		This kind of socially engaged Buddhism, in which the Buddhist ideals of compassion and justice are not only internalized but also actively extended to the outside world-is a movement Sulak has strongly and consistently supported.
	www.buddhanetz.org /aktuell/irakkrieg.htm (5563 words)

	about us
		Established through a Charter approved by the General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhist in Australia in 1998, and duly incorporated in Thailand on 28 November 2543 (2000), the World Buddhist University began operations on December 9, 2000.
		In pursuance of the World Buddhist University’s (WBU) council resolution of the fifth meeting at Khaoshiung, Taiwan in March 2004, the Statute on External Degree Programs was approved by the Council later in 2004.
		Master of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies (M. Phil.) is awarded with the assistance of the WBU Associated Institution in the USA, the International Academy of Buddhism of the University of the West, Los Angeles County, California.
	www.wb-university.org /mandegree.php (10936 words)

	Adherents.com
		Stressing a correct understanding of grace, activity in spreading Buddhist teaching, and selfless service to others, the movement is perhaps the most lively form of Buddhism in South Korea today, with 800,000 members.
		The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of churches, now 339, in more than 100 countries in all continents from virtually all Christian traditions.
		The objective of the WFB is to propogate the Buddhist teaching and seek reconciliation between the different currents within Buddhism...
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_668.html (3148 words)

	Scholars for Sacred Choices
		Dr. Jose Barzelatto is Vice President of the Center for Health and Social Policy, a recently established NGO with the goal of contributing to the improvement of health worldwide.
		She is a member of the National Women's Studies Association, American Academy of Religion, Society for the Study of Native American Religious Traditions and the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures.
		She is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the World Fellowship for Buddhists.
	www.religiousconsultation.org /Scholars_for_Sacred_Choices.htm (1366 words)

	Welcome to The World Buddhist University
		Thai, Chinese, Byanmar and foreign Sangha monks will chant the Buddhist Discourses ‘Dhamma Niyama’ (Orderliness of Nature) and dedicate the merit to the victims.
		Besides this ceremony The World Fellowship of Buddhists has set up the WFB Relief Fund for the Tsunami Victims.
		The Contact person is Miss Siriwan Muenpatum, one of the financial staff of the WFB.
	www.wb-university.org /index.php?do=shownews (446 words)

	Meditation Centres in Thailand: Title-Page
		In 1978 the World Fellowship of Buddhists published a booklet titled //A Brief Guide to Meditation Temples of Thailand.
		The World Fellowship of Buddhists provided computer time and arranged the publication.
		The World Fellowship of Buddhists and the author hope that this little volume will be as useful to those on the "spiritual path" as the previous editions!
	www.hdamm.de /buddha/mdtctr01.htm (595 words)

	The World Fellowship of Buddhists Standing Committee on Women
		The Standing Committee of Women was established on October 30 B.E. It is one of nine standing Committees of the World Fellowship of Buddhists: Finance; Publication, Publicity, Education, Culture and Art; Dhammadatu Activities; Humanitarian Services; Unity and Solidarity; Youth; Socio-Economic Development; Women; Buddhist Pancasila Samadanda.
		Sritaptim Panitpan had been elected as Acting Chairperson of the Committee held at the WFB nineteenth General Conference and the WFBY Ninth General Conference, at China Room, Imperial Queen’s Park Hotel Bangkok, Thailand.
		At the Twentieth General Conference the WFB held from October 29 to November 2 B.E. 2541/ 1998 at the Nan Tien Temple, Berkeley, Wollongong, Australia, a new Standing Committee on Women was elected and chaired by Dr. Sritaptim Panitpan.
	www.bdcu.org.au /BDDR/bddr10no3/scow.html (602 words)

	World Fellowship of Buddhists - Regional Centres
		United Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation in Australia and New Zealand
		Union of Vietnamese Buddhist Churches in the United States of America
		U.S.S.R. Religious Board of the Buddhist of USSR
	www.buddhanet.net /WFB/WFB_Regional-Centres.htm (354 words)

	World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information Network - Worldwide Resources for Buddhism
		Buddhist Links - Kalachakra for World Peace Graz 2002
		BuddhaNets World Buddhist Directory of Centers and Temples
	www.betterworldlinks.org /book28b1.htm (124 words)

	WM's Civic Action Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Buddha Net (World Fellowship of Buddhists) · the Gateless Passage · Buddha's Village · Dharma and Nirvana · WWW Buddhism Resources ·
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	w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de /~wm/wm7.html (2541 words)

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