BD Dipananda It has now been 13 years since I balanced the duality of a monastic and a academic life and I have several key observations to share. Values of Celibacy As a Monk First, my on-going celibacy is the most dramatic hall mark of difference in my life amongst the secular laity. I have come […]
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Building a Community of Buddhist Studies Students at Fo Guang University, Taiwan
BD Dipananda On 17 December last year, I travelled with a group of post graduate students and researchers from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan to a Buddhist conference. This was the 2016 Buddhist Studies Graduates Students’ Conference organized by the Department of Buddhist Studies of the Fo Guang University (FGU), also known as the […]