The Malaysian Buddhist Institute (; ) is a
Buddhist
Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...
institute of higher education providing formal training in the
Chinese language
Chinese ( or ) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and List of ethnic groups in China, many minority ethnic groups in China, as well as by various communities of the Chinese diaspora. Approximately 1.39& ...
to prepare candidates for the
sangha
Sangha or saṃgha () is a term meaning "association", "assembly", "company" or "community". In a political context, it was historically used to denote a governing assembly in a republic or a kingdom, and for a long time, it has been used b ...
orders in the
Mahayana
Mahāyāna ( ; , , ; ) is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, Buddhist texts#Mahāyāna texts, texts, Buddhist philosophy, philosophies, and practices developed in ancient India ( onwards). It is considered one of the three main ex ...
tradition. It is located in
Penang
Penang is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia along the Strait of Malacca. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay Peninsula. Th ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
. Established on September 18, 1969, through the efforts of the Venerable Chuk Mor ( ), the institute is under the auspices of the
Malaysian Buddhist Association.
[Malaysian Buddhist Institute]
2002年教務報告 (Education Report 2002)
(in Chinese)
See also
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Buddhism in Malaysia
Buddhism is the second largest religion in Malaysia, after Islam, with 18.7% of Malaysia's population being Buddhist, although some estimates put that figure at 21.6% when combining estimates of numbers of Buddhists with figures for adherents o ...
*
Education in Malaysia
Education in Malaysia is overseen by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia), Ministry of Education (). Although education is the responsibility of the Government of Malaysia, Federal Government, each states and federal territories of Malaysia, st ...
References
External links
Malaysian Buddhist Institute(in
Chinese
Chinese may refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
)
1969 establishments in Malaysia
Religious organizations established in 1969
Colleges in Malaysia
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Buddhist universities and colleges in Malaysia
Buddhist organisations based in Malaysia
Non-profit organisations based in Malaysia
Buddhist organizations established in the 20th century
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