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Since Bamiyan’s Buddha was destroyed by the Taliban, and the World Trade Center suffered from a terrorist attack in 2001, the world has begun to ponder over the apparent civilizational clash between Western culture and Islam.
Hoping for the situation not to deteriorate, Dharma Master Hsin Tao appealed to the world to take Buddhist as a third party, to serve as mediator working towards resolving conflicts between the Western world and Islam. The conversations between Buddhists and Muslims have been launched since then, and as of 2015, GFLP has organized 14 Buddhist-Muslim dialogue sessions that took place in 11 countries.
Series of Buddhist-Muslim Dialogues
The 1st Dialogue:Getting to Know Each Other
Date: 2002/3/7 Venue: Columbia University, New York
The 2nd Dialogue: Buddhist-Muslim Dialogue and the New Asia
Date: 2002/5/11 Venue: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The 3rd Dialogue: Spirituality, Globalization, Education and Cooperation
Date: 2002/7/30 Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia
The 4th Dialogue: Global Ethics and Good Governance
Date: 2003/5/5~6 Venue: UNESCO, Paris, France
The 5th Dialogue: The Religious Other as a Task for World Religions
Date: 2004/4/25~30 Venue: Tehran, Iran
The 6th Dialogue: Dharma, Allah and Governance
Date: 2004/7/11 Venue: Barcelona, Spain
The 7th Dialogue: Dialogue and Society
Date: 2005/11/6 Venue: Marrakech, Morocco
The 8th Dialogue: Religions on Life and Death
Date: 2006/10/16~18 Venue: Peking University, China
The 9th Dialogue: Globalization and Spiritual Traditions
Date: 2008/6/11~13 Venue: Cheng-Chih University, Taipei
The 10th Dialogue: Toward a Global Family
Date: 2008/9/3~4 Venue: United Nations Headquarter, NY
The 11th Dialogue: Building Peace in the Pursuit of Justice
Date: 2009/12/4 Venue: Melbourne, Australia
The 12th Dialogue: Addressing Violence- Religious Resources for Conflict Resolution
Date: 2010/6/28~29 Venue: Leh, India
The 13th Dialogue: Love and forgiveness in Asia
Date: 2012 /7/17-18 Venue: Jakarta, Indonesia
The 14th Dialogue: Recovering the Heart of Our Global Family
Date: 2015 /10 /16 Venue: Salt Lake City, USA
The 15th Dialogue: Connecting continents for peace
Date: 2016/09/08 Venue: UN Headquarter NYC, USA
The 1st Buddhist-Muslim Youth Dialogue:
- How do you see the world today, and how do you hope to shape it for the future?
- Does your religion have a role in that vision? If so, how?
- What can we all do together to make this Earth a better place? Give concrete examples of what you yourself intend to do.
Date: 2016/09/09 Venue: Church Center for the United Nations, NYC, USA
Buddhist-Christian Dialogues
6th Buddhist-Christian Colloquium “Buddhists and Christians Walking Together on the Path of Nonviolence”
Date: 2017/11/13 Venue: Ling Jiou Buddhist Society Lower Mon- astery
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