On the morning of June 7th, the “2023 English Training Course for Buddhist Sutra Lecturers” was opened at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. It was held by the Buddhist Association of China, co-organized by the Buddhist Association of Hangzhou, and undertaken by the Chinese Buddhism Sutra Lecture Exchange Center and Lingyin Temple. The participants included Director of Chinese Buddhism Sutra Lecture Exchange Center and Abbot of Lingyin Temple Venerable Master Guangquan, Director of Education Department of the Buddhist Association of China and Vice Director of Chinese Buddhism Sutra Lecture Exchange Center Venerable Master Changshun, as well as 37 trainees from more than 20 provinces and autonomous regions across China.
Venerable Master Guangquan put forward three hopes to all the trainees. First, all Buddhist disciples should take up the responsibility of promoting Buddhism and transmitting the fine traditional Chinese culture to all over the world. A global vision and a high sense of responsibility are essential to Buddhism promotion. Secondly, Buddhist disciples should carry out research into Buddhist classics and their translated versions in different languages so as to better interpret and transmit Buddhist thoughts in modern times. Finally, all trainees should take this training as a starting point, think and inquire diligently and consciously abide by self-discipline. With such devotion, there shall be a more brilliant future for the cause of Buddhism promotion.
The 2023 English Training Course for Buddhist Sutra Lecturers will last for 20 days, during which experts, scholars and Buddhist masters from different professional institutions or Buddhist temples have been invited to offer a series of themed lectures and lessons. The training course is set to emphasize both the study of Buddhist classics and English language training, covering courses such as “The History of Buddhism in India”, “Yogacara Thoughts”, “Madhyamika of Buddhism” as well as “English Writing”, “English Speaking”, “English Translation”, etc.
