8th Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism: Humanistic Buddhist Response to Modern Crises
The 8th International Symposium, to be held online at Nan Tien Institute (NTI) in Australia, is the first International Symposium on Humanistic Buddhism held outside of Taiwan, since its inception.
Unlike traditional academic conferences, the intention of the symposium is to encourage interdisciplinary dialogues, stimulate creativity, and show how humanistic values can be applied within the context of issues that have arisen in contemporary society.
Organiser: Fo Guang Shan and Nan Tien Institute
Date: 6th – 8th November 2021
Program & Time: https://hbsymposium.fgsihb.org/program-abstracts/
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Laurence Mills, the former Phra Khantipalo. He was a well known teacher in the Theravadan tradition and was also well known to Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. He is considered one of the seminal figures of Buddhist teaching in Australia. He died on Monday 5 July after many years of ill health, during which time a number of his former students supported him with much care and compassion. 
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