9 members of the BKSN including Ms. Oddam Vansyvorn, a Nobel Peace Prize, from Dhammayietra, participated in the 20th Anniversary of the INEB in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 12 to 17 November, at Suan Dok Temple and Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (Chiangmai campus in Suan Dok Temple), on Peace and Social Transformation. The team was led by Ubasak Sotha Ros, the Representative of the BKSN and financed by AFSC in Cambodia and a Buddhist friend in South Korea. During the conference, we were able to share about Buddhists and Economic Development of the Mlup Preah Thor in Cambodia, Peace Making of Dhammayietra in Cambodia, participate in a committed working group on Buddhist Economic Development, discuss among our Khmer Buddhists on challenges and solutions in supporting our clients, learn different best practices on social and economical engaged Buddhism from around the world, involve in collecting medicines from Thai Buddhists for the poor with international monks, participate in a peace walk in Chiang Mai city, visit a few Buddhist communities in Chiang Mai and build networks and relationship with foreign Buddhists and Thai Buddhists including Khmer Thais. It was a great opportunity for the participants who have never experienced in international travel and meeting different Buddhist traditions around the world. In addition, we have initiated peace building between the Thai and the Cambodian through Thai Buddhists and Khmer Buddhists, especially with an organization called People’s Empowerment Foundation.
The participants very impressed about promoting youths of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, the USA and Thailand in spiritual and peace building, many people concerning and talking about peace, mainstreaming Buddhism in economical and social life, Thai Buddhists in helping the poor and vulnerable, Thai monks and social work and good environmental preservation in Thai Buddhist communities.
BKSN Report Participation in 09 INEB
Group Photo Khmer Buddhists
[...] 9 members of the BKSN participated in the 2009 INEB Conference in Chiang Mai [...]