Author: Ven. Dr. Medawachchiye Dhammajothi
Senior Lecturer Pali and Buddhist Studies Unit University of Colombo

Preliminary remarks

There was a time when Buddhism was seen by scholars, especially western scholars as a teaching to focused only on world transcending liberation of the individual and therefore, with no consideration with regard to peoples day to day problems.

Author: Prof. Bhikshu Satyapala
Professor and Head Department of Buddhist Studies University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

Respected Chairman and fellow delegates,

On this auspicious occasion of Vaisakha in Hanoi I have chosen to present the paper 'Engaged Buddhism: Re-interpretation of Early Buddhism' to pay my respect to Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh has coined the term 'Engaged Buddhism' which became very popular in the post world war era in the academic world.

Author: Ven. Thich Gia Quang, Deputy Secretary General of Vietnam Buddhist University at Ha Noi

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