âMemorandum of Understandingâ signing ceremony
For research and teaching of Buddhism in the old era
On âTheravada Buddhism: Continuity and Diversity.â
Between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and the three leading institutions in the world.
University of Oxford, Oxford, University of London King's College,
University College Cork. For research and teaching of Buddhism in the old era
On âTheravada Buddhism: Continuity and Diversity.â
Between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and the three leading institutions in the world.
University of Oxford, Oxford, University of London King's College,
Compiled from the Inner Dreams Kindergarten
There are only two days left before we will get to see scholars from both the East and the West work together to search for evidence of the original Buddhism teachings. The original Buddhism teachings will be the path providing true inner peace. This program was founded by an English PhD graduate, Dr. Kate Crosby. She has finished her doctoral degree majoring in Buddhism from Oxford University. Moreover, she has already done over 20 years of research works on Buddhism. From her research, she has discovered much beneficial knowledge concerning Buddhism such as the relationship between meditation and Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Pharmacy. We can conclude that âthe full studies of will bring to us the understanding of life that will benefit all mankind.â For example, to answer the question, âWhy does the mind of those who meditate define women as going through the left nose, and men going through the right nose when implanting themselves in the motherâs womb,â one can understand it by true knowledge of Buddhism.
Dr. Kate Crosby
Dr. Kate Crosby is committed to the academic path of Buddhism for over 20 years. Currently, she is working in the position of Assistant Professor of Religion at Kingâs College London. Because she had known some Thai students 9 years ago, she discovered the Dhammakaya Temple in London and had joined our merit-seeking since the year 2010. That was the beginning of the search for the collaboration of Wat Phra Dhammakaya with different institutions in England for further research in the original Buddhism teachings of Lord Buddha and other evidences of Buddhism teachings after the Lord Buddhaâs departure from this world. Dr. Kate sees that, âWat Phra Dhammakaya is opens for further Buddhism research funding.â Therefore, Dr. Kate Crosby is willing to work as a consultant and the contact person for many of Englandâs institutions such as Oxford University, Kingâs College London, and University College Cork to receive further research funding from Wat Phra Dhammakaya. The topic that the 3 universities have chosen to receive further research funding from Wat Phra Dhammakaya is called âTheravada Buddhism: Continuity and Diversity.â Out of these 3 universities, two of them are very famous and well-known as part of the worldâs leading universities. They are Oxford University and Kingâs College London.
Dr Kate Crosby at Dhammakaya temple in London, England
Oxford University was founded in 1096, which was 915 years ago. Oxford University has been the leader of Buddhist studies in the West. Moreover, they have opened Buddhist languages courses such as Bali and Sanskrit. Additionally, many famous scholars in Europe and Asia have studied at Oxford. The Bodleian library at Oxford has compiled many old Buddhist scriptures.
Oxford University
Bodleian Library
The second institution that has received funding from Wat Phra Dhammakaya is Kingâs College London. Kingâs College London is famous around the world, and is well known for many of its excellent academic fields such as Medicine, Science, Philosophy, and its long history of research on religions. In the past, Buddhism was taught as one of the courses, but in the last 7 years, this field has been closed down from lack of expertise and teaching in this area until now. Nowadays, the researchers of these three institutions have collaborated together to study under this project. Now, courses in Buddhism have been brought back to these schools again.
Kingâs College London
The last one is University College Cork in Ireland. For this university, there are faculties of religious teachers who are leaders in seeking for the international collaboration and their works have been accepted in Europe and America.
University College Cork Representatives from the three institutions will come to sign a âMemorandum of Understandingâ academic work at Wat Phra Dhammakaya on Saturday of 27th August, 2011. This meeting will take place between 9:00 am â 10:30 am in SPD 7 room. You are all invited to come and rejoice in the merit for those representatives that will take this dedication.
For more information: Oxford University is located Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. It is the oldest university in the United Kingdom. There is no clear evidence for the creation history of Oxford University, but there is evidence that Oxford has been opened since 1096. In the year 1167, which was after King Henry II of England forbidden the English to study at Paris University, English students and scholars in various fields were brought together to form the city of Oxford. The Oxford University then arose and grew rapidly under the patronage and financial support from the wealthy English. It is likely that the year of 1167 marked the beginning of Oxford University.
Translated by Pichayapa Suenghataiphorn
Edited by View Riddell
