Curated by the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), Virtual Vesak 2022 commenced at 10:30 A.M. Taipei time on May 16 with live streaming of comments by Buddhist leaders around the world on issues with global impact ranging from the pandemics over war breakouts to natural calamities. A key viewpoint they shared in common was their concern of ecology and the importance of ceasefires. Master Hsin Tao, Founding Abbot of the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society (LJM), remarked that the mission

Joining forces to celebrate the International Women's Day (IWD), the Museum of World Religions (MWR) and the Red Room Art Association presented a Salon-style panel discussion and dialogue to feature career women with outstanding performance in their respective fields and broadcast their views on how to cultivate feminine energy, sharing their soft skills on a global scale and career innovations to afford the audience with a gratifying experience. The two panels were themed on 'Changing Climates

Master Hsin Tao, Founding Abbot of Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society (LJM) and founder of the University for Life & Peace (ULP), went online to sign an MOU with Rector Eddy J. Moors of the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (IHE) for future cooperation in the space of education on water, sustainability, and spiritual ecology to save our planet. The virtual signing took place at Taipei time 19:30 P.Ｍ. on December 8. Former Taiwan Minister of Interior and water expert Professor Li Hong-Yuan

A series of film workshops and lectures offered this fall over the theme of water.Make films to express your “unique” point of view on our oceans and their place in the world around you.Come to the workshop where we will go over how to write a proposal for a film, a useful skill when applying for any film competitions or film schools. You can also apply this skill to write the proposal for HERE ON EARTH: OCEAN WATER scholarship programs.

The Museum of World Religions (MWR) celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 9 and held an inaugural ceremony for the ‘Hall of Spiritual Ecology - The Cosmos of Avatamsaka’. The new exhibition space is aimed at contributing to the buildup of interdisciplinary consensus to better protect the environment and ecology by way of education-themed exhibitions in the future. As the anniversary coincided with the World Interfaith Harmony Day, Dharma Master Hsin Tao― Founding Abbot of Ling Jiou Mountai

The time-honored, heavy-weight league Parliament of the World's Religions (PoWR) 2021 featured a forum entitled ‘Loving The Earth: Higher Education on Spiritual Ecology’ on its content-rich agenda. The forum opened at 10 A.M. Taiwan time on October 18 and was organized by the Museum of World Religions (MWR) and the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society (LJM). University professors from different parts of the world were invited for interdisciplinary discussions on spiritual ecology, its connection

Drawing global attention, the 8th Parliament of The World’s Religions (PoWR) Conference ran its course online October 17 to 19. Dharma Master Hsin Tao, Founding Abbot of the Ling Jiou Mountain Buddhist Society (LJM) and Founder of the Museum of World Religions (MWR), addressed the conference’s general assembly with a keynote speech calling for interfaith & cross-domain cooperation and spiritual awakening. The speech received positive feedback all around. The Master also optimized the occasion b

Religious leaders shoulder irreplaceable responsibilities in the face of climate change and ecology issues. Dharma Master Hsin Tao, Founder of the Museum of World Religions (MWR), was invited to the conference ‘Faith & Science: Climate Summit Toward COP26’ in Vatican to share his visionary concept of ‘Spiritual Ecology’ and signed a joint appeal issued by Pope Francis and prominent religious leaders on climate change. On the Master's behalf to participate in the event was Dr. Maria Reis Habito

The international conference ‘Faith & Science: Towards COP26’ organized by Vatican, Italy, and the UK began in the Holy See at 9 A.M. (3 P.M. Taipei time) on Oct. 4 with the participation of some 50 religious leaders and scientists by invitation from all five continents. A joint appeal resulting from the conference will be presented to COP26 scheduled for Glasgow from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12 to hopefully exercise influence on world leaders in critical relief missions for our endangered ecology in the

The United Nations designated September 21 as the International Day of Peace in the hope that it would be commemorated and celebrated as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. The 2021 theme ‘Recovering Better For An Equitable & Sustainable World’ has been celebrated in various fashions around the world, including the 5th Poetry Slam for Peace that went online to present poetry readings between 7-8 P.M. EST to connect with folks around the world as a manifestation of the ‘Loving the Earth, Lov