New Buddhist Movements - RSS Feed http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//category.php?cat=New-Buddhist-Movements New Buddhist Movements A New Buddhism http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//watch.php?vid=a58667ef5

We will look at the Indian lawyer, economist, politician, and tireless advocate for social justice Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, his career and influence, and in particular his development of a new Buddhist path in so-called "Navayāna" Buddhism or "the New Vehicle". We will see how it differs from traditional early Buddhist belief and practice, and how it is aimed at improving the situation of the most impoverished in India and around the world.

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]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 04:40:14 +0000 A New Buddhism <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//uploads/thumbs/a58667ef5-1.jpg" /></p><p>We will look at the Indian lawyer, economist, politician, and tireless advocate for social justice Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, his career and influence, and in particular his development of a new Buddhist path in so-called "Navayāna" Buddhism or "the New Vehicle". We will see how it differs from traditional early Buddhist belief and practice, and how it is aimed at improving the situation of the most impoverished in India and around the world.<br /><br />☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org.<br /><br />]]> http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//watch.php?vid=a58667ef5 What’s Up With Buddhist Persecution in Vietnam? http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//watch.php?vid=92cc735e1

While reports of arrests of, or attacks on, Buddhists in Vietnam are not frequent, the religious community has for decades lived in a perpetual atmosphere of persecution, which cannot be quantified by the number of “incidents” but with official and unofficial restrictions imposed by the Southeast Asian country’s communist government.

“The communist party is really afraid of every movement that has the support of the population,” said Vo Tran Nhat, Executive Secretary of Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, a non-governmental organization founded in Paris in 1975. Vietnam’s government doesn’t only believe that communism is incompatible with Buddhist teachings, but it also sees any assembly or association outside of its control as a threat to its one-party rule.

Speaking to The Diplomat, via StoriesAsia, at the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum in Hsinchu City in June, Tran Nhat explained that although he himself is not religious, he cares a great deal about the Buddhists and minority Christians, who raise their voices against oppression and injustice. If Buddhists lose their religion, Vietnam would lose its “soul,” he warned.

]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2020 03:31:39 +0000 What’s Up With Buddhist Persecution in Vietnam? <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//uploads/thumbs/92cc735e1-1.jpg" /></p><p>While reports of arrests of, or attacks on, Buddhists in Vietnam are not frequent, the religious community has for decades lived in a perpetual atmosphere of persecution, which cannot be quantified by the number of “incidents” but with official and unofficial restrictions imposed by the Southeast Asian country’s communist government.<br /><br />“The communist party is really afraid of every movement that has the support of the population,” said Vo Tran Nhat, Executive Secretary of Vietnam Committee on Human Rights, a non-governmental organization founded in Paris in 1975. Vietnam’s government doesn’t only believe that communism is incompatible with Buddhist teachings, but it also sees any assembly or association outside of its control as a threat to its one-party rule.<br /><br />Speaking to The Diplomat, via StoriesAsia, at the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum in Hsinchu City in June, Tran Nhat explained that although he himself is not religious, he cares a great deal about the Buddhists and minority Christians, who raise their voices against oppression and injustice. If Buddhists lose their religion, Vietnam would lose its “soul,” he warned.</p>]]> http://www.bba.mcu.ac.th/video//watch.php?vid=92cc735e1