This year's International Conference is being organized and hosted by The Foundation of His Sacred Majesty based in Tamil Nadu, India, in collaboration with INEB. The Foundation’s location and focus brings a rich background to the conference theme – Buddhist Heritage Towards Inclusive Societies. We look forward to learning together through this immersive experience. 

 

For detailed information and updates please visit https://inebnetwork.org/ineb-conference-2024/

 

The revered Korean Dharma master and socially engaged Buddhist activist

Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (법륜스님) on 4 July inaugurated a newly constructed female dormitory at Preah Sihaknouk Raja Buddhist University, Battambang Branch (SBUBB) in northwestern Cambodia.

The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization JTS Korea, founded by Ven.

Pomnyun Sunim, has been supporting the construction of this dormitory with technical guidance and construction expertise, as well as US$150,000 in funding.

 

Written by Craig C Lewis for Buddhistdoor

Upcoming event: Internal Launch of the scoping study, “Little Buddha: Exploring Child Protection in Buddhist Communities across Southeast Asia”

On behalf of the Arigatou International New York Office and INEB, we extend our deepest gratitude to you and your organization for your invaluable collaboration on the scoping study, "Little Buddha: Exploring Child Protection in Buddhist Communities across Southeast Asia." 

We are pleased to invite you to the official launch of the scoping study, which will be held on 4 September 2024 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Thailand time. This event will be an opportunity to share the findings of our research and discuss the next steps in promoting and protecting the rights of children within Buddhist communities, including monastic and Dhamma schools in Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Lao PDR, and Thailand.

Great news to share! We have just been awarded $5,000 from the Khyentse Foundation Trisong Grant for our project, "Little buddha: Enhancing Child Protection and Well-being in Buddhist Communities." We are thrilled and deeply grateful for your support.

Link: https://khyentsefoundation.org/

 

Written by Jonathan S. Watts, JNEB Coordinator & INEB Executive Committee, read the full article here https://jneb.net/intersectionality-peace-gender/

 

“Recognizing unity, even in the midst of difference and turmoil, is the essence of peacemaking” Hozan Alan Senauke

 

The third-century Avatamsaka Sutra unfurls a bedazzling, poetic vision of Shakyamuni Buddha’s perceptions on awakening to true awareness beneath the Bodhi tree. Reflecting the diamond-like clarity of enlightenment, the world reveals itself to the Buddha as an interpenetrating matrix of shimmering phenomena expanding through the infinity of inner

and outer space.

 

Read the full article https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/seeding-peace-in-the-cloud/

 

We are very excited to do our very best to pass on some of Pracha’s wisdom, love, and practical skills to the people who can continue to take forward these valuable teachings in the world–but we need your help raising funds to support our scholarship students.

 

 

I want to, from now on, do things
out of love and for the sake of love.
And so, when I face a blank page,
I will not force words out
until my nose bleeds, or
until my blood runs dry.
I will go for a walk,
and hopefully, during the walk,
I will finally find you.

 

Read the full poem here https://inebnetwork.org/youth-pride-poetry/

Obituary: Professor Chaiwat Satha-Anand

Chaiwat Satha-Anand, aged 69, succumbed to cancer on June the 27 th 2024. He was a wonderful human being, gentle caring and compassionate. He was a Thai Moslem which was unusual in strongly Buddhist Thailand. There is no doubt that this religious identity gave him a lifelong interest in how to negotiate all kinds of differences nonviolently.

For the full obituary, please refer to the Toda Peace Institute - https://paungkumyanmar.org/

 

Obituary: James C. Scott (1936-2024):

Ivy League Professor who Learned from Village Peasants

Our beloved colleague and my esteemed mentor, Prof. Jim C. Scott (aka Shwe Yoe in Burmese), died peacefully on Friday, July 19, 2024, at the age of 87 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Jim is considered by many as one of the most influential political scientists of our lifetimes.

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