On September 1, the 2018 Chinese Buddhism Sutra Lecture Workshop was organized at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou by the Buddhist Association of China in partnership with the Chinese Buddhism Sutra Lecture Exchange Foundation. Over 50 Buddhist masters who had participated in the national sutra lecture exchanges in 2015, 2016 and 2017 attended the workshop.
The workshop included such lectures as “Introduction to Classics”, “The Cultivation of Buddhist Talents”, “The History of Buddhist Sutra Lectures during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties”, “The History of Buddhist Sutra Lectures during the Tang and Song Dynasties”, “Buddhist Sutra Lectures as Recorded in Dunhuang Manuscripts”, “Sutra Lectures and the Promotion of Buddhism in the Age of New Media”, “Public Speaking Skills”, etc. It aimed to promote the development of Buddhist sutra lectures across the country.
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| The Buddhist sutra lecture workshop |
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| Ms. Huang Wei giving the lecture of “Audience Psychology” and having interactions with the Buddhist masters |
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| Ms. Yu Hong giving the lecture of “Audience Psychology” |
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| Buddhist masters listening attentively |
