The Life News Agency
July 3, 2023

Humanistic Buddhism Center (HBC), Philippines in cooperation with the Department of Philosophy of the University of San Carlos just finished the second forum in Humanistic Buddhism Lecture Series with Venerable（Ven.） Miao Guang and her Lecture entitled: Humanistic Buddhism: Perspective and Prospective. It was attended internationally with a wide range of audience from the Philippines, Australia, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and Malaysia totalling to 145 in attendance.

The lecture of Ven. Miao Guang tried to put into context the evolution of Buddhism to the current brand of Humanistic Buddhism as propagated by Ven. Master Hsing Yun. photo／The Life News Agency

At the Institute of Humanistic Buddhism, Deputy Chancellor Ven. Miao Guang leads international research conferences and scholarship in Humanistic Buddhism. She expounded on the historical, political and cultural development of pre- and contemporary periods of Humanistic Buddhism (HB). With the backgrounds, she elaborated that the practice of HB is the transcendence of ending sufferings and revealing the Bodhicitta in all human activities.

Ven. Miao Guang is currently serving at Fo Guang Shan (FGS) Institute of Humanistic Buddhism as both a Deputy Chancellor and Director of the Department of International Affairs. photo／The Life News Agency

Ven. Miao Guang is currently serving at Fo Guang Shan (FGS) Institute of Humanistic Buddhism as both a Deputy Chancellor and Director of the Department of International Affairs.

The Abbess of Fo Guang Shan（FGS）Mabuhay Temple and Director of HBC, Ven. Miao Jing delivered her opening remarks that although we come from different backgrounds but we come online because of a special affinity with Venerable Master Hsing Yun (VMHY).  We practice Three Acts of Goodness, Four Givings to transcend moments of ignorance into enlightenment, negativity into positivity to purify body and mind; to fill our life with compassion and patience.

The FGS Institute of Humanistic Buddhism aims establish a system of contemporary Humanistic Buddhist thought advocated by Venerable Master Hsing Yun. photo／The Life News Agency

The lecturer tried to put into context the evolution of Buddhism to the current brand of HB as propagated by VMHY. It is hoped that through the lecture, academic researches on HB will be cultivated in the Philippines. With the recommendation of Head Abbess Ven. Yung Guang of FGS Philippines and Deputy Chancellor Ven. Miao Guang, Dr M. Purino, Dr. C. Manikan and Dr. H. Correa were the founding committee to setup HBC in Philippines and organized this academic research work in this Catholic nation.

Humanistic Buddhism recognizes the Buddha lived in the human world and taught the Dharma in the human world, and that Buddhism should be for human beings. photo／The Life News Agency

The moderator of online talk is Dr. Maria Majorie R. Purino, the Associate Professor from University of San Carlos, Cebu. photo／The Life News Agency

Dr. Maria Majorie R. Purino was leading the IT support staff of University of San Carlos to prepare for online lecture series. photo／The Life News Agency

Online participant named Glydel Grace Baya, points out the way for Buddhism community to deal with others’ misconception is not to participating for a sense of peace with Right view; Genevieve Balance Kupang appreciates the historical background of Humanistic Buddhism in Taiwan, integration of the colonists, emergence of Buddhist generational leaders to revolutionized from the corrupted understanding to humanistic Buddhism today.

Abbess of FGS Mabuhay Temple and Director of Humanistic Buddhism Center, Venerable Miao Jing thanked Venerable Miao Guang for her effort on promoting the Buddha’s original intent of Humanistic Buddhism. photo／The Life News Agency

The online lecture was attended internationally with a wide range of audience from the Philippines, Australia, Taiwan, Beijing, Singapore, and Malaysia totalling to 145 in attendance. photo／The Life News Agency