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\u6b66\u89aa\u9053\uff08John V. Vu\uff09\u5c45\u58eb2025\u5e741\u670813\u65e5\u665a\u9593\u8b1b\u65bc\u842c\u4f5b\u8056\u57ce\u5927\u6bbf<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Venerable Master, Dharma Masters, and Dharma Friends, my name is John Vu. My Dharma name is Chin Dao. Today, I want to discuss the challenges and opportunities for propagating Buddhism in America and Western countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After the Buddha entered Nirvana, many of his disciples began to spread his teachings to other parts of India and the surrounding countries. When traveling to other countries, many disciples encountered barriers such as unfamiliar languages, cultures, and traditions, so they had to adapt the teaching to the local culture based on the principle: \u201cAccord with conditions, but do not change.\u201d As they traveled to the North, South, East, and West, each area took on specific adaptations so there are distinct forms of Buddhism in those countries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Buddhism spread to the North (Tibet, then Mongolia and Russia), it encountered a local religion called \u201cBon\u201d that focused on the supernatural with many demons and deities. Indian monks who went there were not initially successful due to the obstructions of the Bon priests. But later Padmasambhava, Atisha, and Naropa from Vikramasila University, a center for Vajrayana and Tantric Buddhism, successfully adapted the teachings to Tibetan culture and converted these demons and deities into Dharma protectors. That is what evolved into Tibetan Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Buddhism spread to the South (Sri Lanka, then Thailand, Burma, Laos, and Cambodia) it received the support of Sri Lankan kings, so Buddhism flourished there. Through the efforts of the native sangha, some sutras were translated into the local language as the Pali canon. Buddhism in these areas is called Theravada Buddhism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Buddhism went to the West (Bactria, Persia, and Greece), it met Greek philosophy and arts. The local sangha adapted the teaching into what is called Greco-Buddhism, which  emphasizes Greek philosophy and logic as evidenced in the Milindapa\u00f1ha, a record of dialogue between the Bactria King Menander and the Buddhist monk N\u0101gasena. Under the influence of Greek art, local artists created many Buddha images, some of which remain today. (It is important to note that Bactria is an important Buddhist center which flourished over ten centuries before converting to Islam.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Buddhism spread to the East (China, then Japan, Korea, and Vietnam), it met a rich culture deeply rooted in the tradition of Daoism and Confucianism, which provided a fertile area for Buddhism to take root. Indian monks were welcomed by Chinese emperors, who provided them with monasteries and support so they could teach and translate sutras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is important to note that although Indian monks were able to translate and teach in these countries, their effort was like planting seeds. It was the native sangha who knew the languages and culture well enough to continue working on the translations and nurturing these planted seeds to take root, growing them into trees that bear Dharma fruits. Some such as Dharma masters Xuan Zang and Fa Hsien in China even traveled back to India to learn and bring back sutras. Rinchen Zangpo in Tibet enabled Buddhism to blossom into the main religion there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Buddhism spread to America, what would American Buddhism be like?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buddhism reached America in the late 19th century. During the 1893 World\u2019s Parliament of Religions, Japanese Zen master Shaku S\u014den and Anag\u0101rika Dharmap\u0101la, a Sri Lankan monk, who had each studied Western science and philosophy, introduced Buddhism to Western audiences as \u201ca spiritual tradition but not a religious one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zen Master Shaku Soen sent his student Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki to the U.S. to continue propagating Buddhism. Suzuki\u2019s prolific writings, which have influenced many intellectuals and college students, somehow gave an unintentional perception that Buddhism is mostly about meditation. His writings did not say much about doctrines, rituals, precepts for ordained monks, or ethics. This perception of Buddhism even persists in America to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 1962, the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua brought Buddhism to America. This was the first time a complete orthodox Buddhism seed was planted in this country, and it is up to us, his disciples, to nurture these seedlings so they can grow into trees that bear the fruits of Dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When religion enters a new place, it always faces barriers of language, culture, and tradition. The Venerable Master gives specific instructions to overcome these barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first is to translate sutras into English and then to other languages. I am happy to see that during the past 50 years, the Buddhist Text Translation Society has translated many sutras and Buddhist books – The Lotus Sutra<\/em>, The Shurangama<\/em> Sutra<\/em>, The Avatamsaka Sutra<\/em>, and many others into English and other languages. These translation works also include commentaries from the Venerable Master Hua that make these translation works unique and highly valuable to readers, in contrast to previous translations by scholars with limited explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As disciples, we need to continue the translation efforts to bring these wonderful books to a wider audience and propagate the Buddha\u2019s teaching to Western countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second step is to establish a sangha with ordained monks and nuns according to the Buddha\u2019s instructions and precepts. This is the most important thing for Buddhism to remain and flourish in America and Western countries, as there are many self-declared gurus and non-ordained monks and nuns running amok with their cults and followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As disciples, we need to support the training of the Sangha and encourage more Westerners to follow this path. We need a strong sangha to nurture the seeds that the Venerable Master planted so that someday they will grow into trees that bear dharma fruit in Western countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Americans have been fascinated with the appeal of meditation for a long time, but due to the lack of genuine meditation teachers, many Americans turn to learning from self-declared gurus, New Age Zen teachers, and non-ordained monks with dire consequences. Meditation is being promoted superficially as a method for stress reduction or a way to achieve personal happiness. Over time, it has become \u201ccommercialized\u201d with hundreds of meditation centers all over the U.S. valued at billions of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To change this misconception and to provide a proper method of meditation to Americans, DRBA (Dharma Realm Buddhist Association) could open more classes on traditional meditation or Chan, and include a complete history of patriarchs over time as well as the genuine method taught in the Platform Sutra<\/em> or Guan Yin\u2019s method in the Shurangama Sutra<\/em>. DRBA may want to offer more meditation classes, from the beginning level to the more advanced with guidelines and instructions for each, not only at CTTB but also at many of our branches to make meditation widely available to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To propagate Buddhism widely in the Western world, where science, technology, and rational philosophy are major parts of the culture, there are opportunities for DRBA to focus on the application of the Buddhadharma to areas such as science, technology, medicine, the environment, and ethics. Each of these invloves many issues for which Buddhism can offer solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, there is a growing recognition among neuroscientists that the mind, not the brain, is responsible for consciousness and experience. Even muscles and cells are also found to have memory.  This finding has created lots of debate among scientists about consciousness and where the mind is located. I think Buddhism could offer some explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on these opportunities, I would like to propose the establishment of an Institute for Applied Buddhism to address these issues. The institute’s mission would be to propagate genuine Buddhism to the Western world by providing seminars, classes, conferences, publications, and eventually research in the application of the Buddhadharma in areas that have the potential to lead to a better and more harmonious world. The institute can create a platform to bring Dharma Masters and scientists together for dialogue on the advancement of technology based on Buddhist ethics, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, Gene Editing, Climate change, Neuroscience, Consciousness, Psychotherapy, Meditation, and Eastern medicine that may lead to better understanding and advancement in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If we can expand the teaching of the Venerable Master to these areas that need guidelines and ethics to eliminate greed, anger, and self-interests that have the potential to destroy our world, then Buddhism has a great deal to offer on a global level. Amitabha!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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