Bridging wisdom from Islamic and Buddhist traditions
Inspire interfaith, understanding and respect
Work towards a harmonious and compassionate society
Respect for wisdom and values in each tradition
Solving conflicts through dialogue
Building flourishing societies
Maintaining a sustainable ecology for our planet
Inspired by the first forum in 2020, and the work of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the field of
inter-faith dialogues,
a group of people then coalesce to initiate the Malaysia-based
Islam-Buddhism Eco
Dialogue
(IBED)
Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Osman Bakar
Prof Dr Abdelaziz Berghout
Assoc Prof Imtiyaz Yusof
Geshe Dorji Damdul
Casey Liu
Ng Wee Nee
Muhd Faisal Abdul Aziz
Ahmad Fahmi M. Samsudin
Fatimah Azzahra
Assoc Prof Rosilawati Zainol
Dr Alwani Ghazali
Amiera Eifra Binti Arfie
Seyed Jamaluddin
Benny Liow
Tan Leng Huat
Pek Chee Hen
Chew Eng Ghee
Lee Oi Loon
Tee Siew Seet
Christine Liew
Globally there are many cultural groups, religious traditions as well as humanistic approaches.
This
diversity necessitates we acquaint ourselves with and be better informed of one another's values.
We appreciate that we human beings want to be kind and compassionate as well as to live in peace,
harmony and love.
We work alongside to form societies that draw on the richnesses of our traditions.
By this beginning, we hope followers from other faiths would join us in our exploration of the wisdom
of our faiths.
With the understanding of the common ground as well as the different perspectives
of
our faiths, we have the potential to grow to care for each other.
Creating platforms for dialogues between Islam and Buddhism
to uncover common ground and
different
perspectives so that we first seek to understand.
Then find ways to work on projects for the greater good of the planet and its multiplicity of
societies.
Organizing conferences, forums and seminars
Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Centre Malaysia (TBCC)
Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)
It all started in June 2019 when Geshe Dorji Damdul came to Malaysia to teach at a retreat, organized by Casey Liu of the Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Centre.
A meeting was arranged for Geshe Dorji Damdul to meet with Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar. Immediately the pair hit off with mutual warm greetings.
Following this meeting, a discussion on the possibility to have further engagement with deeper discussions on spiritual and science matters from Islam and Buddhist perspectives, the two largest religious groups in South-East Asia ensued.
Geshe Dorji Damdul narrated his experiences in this field during his time as a translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, while Professor Osman Bakar shared his own experiences in the field of inter-faith dialogues and voiced his wish to be able to engage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in these subjects.
An initial dialogue was planned. However, due to the start of Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, it only managed to come into fruition in the form of an on-line virtual forum on 28 September 2020, entitled “Compassion and Mercy as the common values between Islam and Buddhism” between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar.
It all started in June 2019 when Geshe Dorji Damdul came to Malaysia to teach at a retreat, organized by Casey Liu of the Tibetan Buddhist Cultural Centre.
A meeting was arranged for Geshe Dorji Damdul to meet with Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar. Immediately the pair hit off as the mutual warm greetings.
Following this meeting, a discussion on the possibility to have further engagement with deeper discussions on spiritual and science matters from Islam and Buddhist perspectives, the two largest religious groups in South-East Asia ensued.
Geshe Dorji Damdul narrated his experiences in this field during his time as a translator of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, while Professor Osman Bakar shared his own experiences in the field of inter-faith dialogues and voiced his wish to be able to engage with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in these subjects.
An initial dialogue was planned. However, due to the start of Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, it only managed to come into fruition in the form of an on-line virtual forum on 28 September 2020, entitled “Compassion and Mercy as the common values between Islam and Buddhism” between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Osman Bakar.