Dear xx county party committee and government leaders:
There are many Buddhist laymen in xx county, responding to the great call of General Secretary Hu Jintao to build a harmonious socialist society at home and promote the construction of a harmonious world abroad, in order to achieve the grand goal of building a well-off society in an all-round way, do a good job in mass work and solve the problems brought about by the rapid development of the world economy, especially China? Double tension? With what? Double anxiety? Ye Xiaowen, director of the State Bureau of Religious Affairs, wrote "A Harmonious World Begins from the Heart", which inherits Chinese traditional culture, maintains stable social development, promotes the construction of two civilizations, meets the religious belief needs of the masses, and guides Buddhists in xx County to learn and communicate normally. This application is formulated in accordance with the right of citizens to enjoy freedom of religious belief granted by the Constitution of China and China and the relevant provisions of religious laws and regulations? Xx County Buddhist Association? , please approve.
The following is the relevant information about the association's application for establishment:
I. Overview
1. Association name
Chinese Name: xx County Buddhist Association
English translation: immortal Buddhist association, English abbreviation: B.A.SX
2. Purpose: To assist the Party and the people's government to implement the policy of freedom of religious belief and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Buddhist community; Inheriting the great teachings of the Buddha; Always carry forward the fine tradition of Buddhism and strengthen the self-construction of Buddhist scholars; Set up a Buddhist cause and serve the people wholeheartedly. Hold high the banner of patriotism, love of religion and love of socialism, unite and lead the Buddhist believers in the county, adhere to the road of adapting Buddhism to socialist society and actively practice it? Human Buddhism? Thought, consciously coordinate and support the development of other legal religions in this county, and then build a multi-level exchange and cooperation platform for the economic and cultural development of this county, and make contributions to social stability, economic development, reunification of the motherland and world peace.
3. Principles: love your country and religion, abide by the law and observe precepts, enjoy bliss, love all beings, integrate Buddhism, and be in harmony with believers.
4. Business scope:
Respond to the call of General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao on building a harmonious society and a harmonious world, guide the public to understand Buddhism, correctly understand the teachings of the Buddha, start from their own hearts, discard evil and promote good, purify their hearts, build a harmonious society internally, build a harmonious world externally, and make contributions to world peace and human welfare.
(2) Actively respond to the call of the Party and the government, and carry out various forms of targeted charity from small to large in combination with local specific conditions, so as to do some tangible things for the improvement and improvement of the material and spiritual life of local people, such as helping the poor, sending doctors to the countryside, donating money to study, respecting the elderly and caring for the young, caring for the dying, protecting students, protecting the environment, and so on, so as to benefit the society and the people.
(three) to assist the religious affairs department of the government to manage religious affairs according to law, implement religious policies, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the Buddhist community; Strengthen management, provide good services, and carry out normal educational activities according to law.
④ Educate Buddhist believers to abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and rules, and safeguard national unity, national unity and social stability; Guide and educate Buddhist believers to protect the three treasures, promote Buddhism and oppose cults; Improve the cultural quality of religious believers, strengthen ideological and moral construction, earnestly safeguard social stability, and create a good environment for the harmonious development of various undertakings in xx County.
⑤ Actively carry out friendly exchanges with foreign countries, do a good job in visiting and receiving visitors, carry out foreign studies, and hold various networking activities in a timely manner to promote Buddhist cultural exchanges with foreign countries.
⑥ Actively carry out academic research on Buddhist culture, compile books and periodicals on Buddhist culture, and inherit and carry forward Buddhist cultural heritage; Assist the government in protecting Buddhist cultural heritage.
All landowners close contact with the majority of Buddhists, in-depth investigation and study, truthfully reflect the situation, put forward opinions and suggestions to the relevant departments.
5. Institutional composition:
See the Articles of Association of the Buddhist Association of xx County (Draft) for the specific functions of each institution.
2. Reasons for application:
1. Was it put forward by General Secretary Hu Jintao? Double sum mode? That is, the need to build a harmonious society internally and promote the construction of a harmonious world externally.
The rapid and unbalanced development in today's world, especially in China, has caused double anxiety, that is, the tension between people and the tension between people and the natural environment, which has formed double anxiety, that is, the anxiety of social anomie and civilization anomie. Double sum mode? Ye Xiaowen, director of the State Bureau of Religious Affairs, was quoted as saying that this is an important measure for the party and state leaders to gain a deep insight into the current world situation and cope with the double tension and anxiety. Double sum mode? It is a systematic project related to the future of mankind, and all civilizations should contribute to building a harmonious society. All religions should come up with ideas and try to build a harmonious world. Buddhism, with the goal of pursuing perfection and harmony, has profound harmonious thought and peace concept, which can promote? Double sum mode? Make a unique contribution. ?
2. It is the need of mass belief in xx county.
Xx county is a big county with a long history, mixed nationalities and a population of one million. People have believed in Buddhism for nearly a thousand years. The famous Wild Goose Pagoda with high Buddhist specifications and the legendary Zhong Ancient City in the Jin Dynasty are historical proofs. Especially in recent years, social stability, economic development and the revival of Buddhism in various places have promoted the resurgence and development of Buddhist beliefs in our county, and the number of Buddhist believers has increased rapidly. According to incomplete statistics, there are no fewer than 3000 Buddhists in our county. In addition, although Buddhism is a religion, after thousands of years of development, Buddhism has become an important part of China culture, and at the same time it has absorbed the essence of many traditional China cultures. Although many people are not believers, there is the blood of China culture in his bones, which contains the factors of Buddhist culture. Therefore, this belief foundation shows that Buddhist belief has a broad space for development. Therefore, based on the present and looking forward to the future, it is necessary and urgent to establish a Buddhist association in China.
3. It is the need to excavate and inherit the culture of xx county.
With the deepening of globalization, major religions have developed into cultural and economic forces with world influence. In April 2006, the first World Buddhist Forum, co-sponsored by China, South China and Japan, was held in Zhejiang, which received responses from more than 40 countries around the world. In April 2009, with the strong support of the government, the second World Buddhist Forum, co-sponsored by Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China and Taiwan Province Province, was once again a complete success, which is a concrete manifestation of this trend. The purpose of Buddhist forum is to promote? Double sum mode? It provides a global platform for exchanges and cooperation between different religions and Buddhism around the world, especially for developing Buddhism's cause of promoting Buddhism and benefiting life, exploring the rich resources of purifying the soul and self in Buddhist teachings, and playing its due role in the harmonious development of world economy and culture. In this context, xx county, as a big county in western Shandong, establishing Buddhist associations and advocating Buddhist culture will inevitably provide indispensable institutional support for the cultural prosperity of xx county.
4. It is the need to maintain social stability and promote the healthy development of society.
A senior Buddhist monk told Phoenix Weekly. China, such a huge and complex country, needs the concept of * * * to get together. It goes without saying that Buddhism can play an important role in this respect. The theory of harmony put forward by the new generation of leaders in China is an important concept borrowed from Buddhism. Xx County is located in the westernmost part of Shandong Province, with relatively backward economy and culture and weak mass belief, which has become the coveted place of many illegal cults. If there is no proper and orthodox culture to enrich and enrich the spiritual life of the masses, it may lead to confusion of beliefs and thus endanger social stability. Buddhism, as an important part of China's traditional culture and belief, can alleviate or even eliminate this crisis and enhance the centripetal force of social stability and unity. These tasks must be completed by specialized institutions such as Buddhist associations.
5. It is the need for long-term, in-depth and extensive protection and repair of many Buddhist sites in the county.
As we all know, the cultural relics protection department has difficulties such as insufficient funds and manpower, so the cultural relics protection work is mostly passive and lagging behind. We visited some Buddhist sites in xx county. The protection, development and utilization of rich Buddhist cultural relics in xx county are far behind other counties and cities. At present, there are many religious sites in xx county, such as Yanta, Heita Temple, Manzuji, Relic Temple, manjusri temple and Laizhong Temple, which are all famous Buddhist sites in the history of xx county. At present, only the Wild Goose Pagoda has been preliminarily restored, and most other Buddhist sites have not been repaired and maintained because of lack of financial and human resources.
Once the Buddhist Association is established, it will fundamentally change the passive situation of cultural relics protection, greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of Buddhist laymen, attract private funds and foreign funds to repair and maintain pagodas and temples, restore and protect ancient Buddhist sites, revitalize cultural relics, and highlight the characteristics of the times when society is prosperous.
6. It is the need of xx county's economic take-off.
Cultural tourism is one of the main forms of current economic construction, and it is also the inevitable trend of economic and cultural integration. Many coastal and inland cities use this method to achieve material prosperity and cultural prosperity. The tourism resources in the mainland are mainly Buddhist cultural landscapes, and most monasteries have contributed to the local tourism economy to varying degrees. Not to mention the famous ancient temple, Wenshang County, Jining, which is less than 300 miles away from us, is famous at sea by a stupa, and the county construction is brand-new, which can prove this. There are also such Buddhist tourism resources in xx county, but they are still in the early stage of development.
What needs to be pointed out in particular is that xx county is also facing such a once-in-a-lifetime historical opportunity: the Yanta, which took nearly five years, is about to be completed, and the people of the county are rejoicing. We should seize this historical opportunity and get it back? Treasure in the tower? Organize experts and scholars to explore its cultural connotation, revive the Buddhist culture in xx county, show the charm of the new era in xx county, expand the channels of attracting investment, and promote the development of various undertakings, especially tourism. Grasping this historical opportunity needs the strong support of the government? To provide policy support, venues and other hardware support, it is also necessary for non-governmental organizations such as Buddhist associations to complete a lot of basic work under their responsibilities, so it is extremely urgent to apply for the establishment of xx County Buddhist Association at this time.
Third, the relevant background:
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① Compared with other provinces and cities, the development of Buddhism in Shandong is seriously lagging behind.
In the early days of reform and opening up, the southern coastal provinces and cities actively implemented the party's religious policy and developed cultural tourism. Many temples in famous mountains and rivers have not only been rebuilt, but also more temples and large-scale open-air Buddha statues have been built, which have injected new vitality into local economic construction, provided a platform for inheriting China's traditional culture, and made positive contributions to relieving pressure, easing social contradictions and stabilizing people's hearts. After nearly 30 years of development, the management of monasteries by monks has been written into relevant national laws and regulations, and the restoration and construction of monasteries are also under way.
② Compared with other counties and cities, the development of Buddhism in XX county is seriously lagging behind.
Almost all the eight counties and cities in Liaocheng have places for Buddhist activities, except xx county. Such as Yanggu Haihui Temple, Dong 'e Bai Fan Temple, Linqing Daning Temple, guanxian Buddhist Temple, Dongchang longxing temple, Gaotang Academy, etc., these temples in counties and cities have met the needs of the surrounding religious people, become a treasure house for Buddhists to purify themselves and sublimate their personality, and also played an important role in local economic development and spiritual civilization construction.
Compared with other religions in this county, Buddhism is seriously lagging behind, not to mention mosques in xx county. After all, Islam has a history of hundreds of years. Christianity and Catholicism, which were introduced only in the last century, have also developed rapidly through reform and development, and there are many venues in xx County. But as the most important religion affecting the history of China? However, Buddhism has no Buddhist association, let alone a place where monks and abbots can move easily. It cannot be said that the development of religious culture is greatly unbalanced, and the role of Buddhism as a cultural link is obviously insufficient.
Once the Buddhist Association is established in xx county, it can be predicted that the Buddhist cause will flourish, and the balanced development of various religions will certainly make positive contributions to the peace and stability of xx county.
The huge gap just shows that if the Buddhist Association of xx county can approve the establishment and then establish the corresponding venues, it will certainly get the strong support of the majority of lay people, which will play a role in lubricating and standardizing the sustained and stable development of xx county, and the development of tourism and cultural undertakings will also be even more powerful.
2. Other advantages:
Since the reform and opening up, especially in recent years, under the correct leadership of the county party Committee and the government, urban and rural construction has developed rapidly, people's living standards have been greatly improved, society has been stable, and various undertakings have flourished. The party's religious policy has been effectively implemented, and religious believers are rejoicing, uniting as one and actively participating in social construction.
② The accumulation of Buddhist culture in XX county for nearly a thousand years has produced many eminent monks and great virtues. At present, there are a group of great Buddhists with pure faith, years of practice and high quality, who will become the backbone of Buddhism in xx County.
(3) In addition to the local lay people actively supporting and expecting the establishment of the Buddhist Association in xx county, several other monks who became monks in xx county also indicated that they would participate in the establishment, management and operation of the Buddhist Association in xx county, which is the fundamental condition to ensure that the Buddhist Association can fulfill its purpose and benefit one party.
④ In addition, Master Ren Xiu, executive director of Shandong Buddhist Association, deputy director of the preparatory committee of Liaocheng Buddhist Association and abbot of Yanggu Haihui Temple, has clearly expressed his willingness to guide the work of Buddhist Association, and has sent a monk group to the abbot of xx County to meet the urgent needs of believers in our county.
To sum up, both material conditions and spiritual conditions have the foundation for the establishment of the Buddhist Association in xx County. Here, I urge the relevant leaders at all levels to approve the establishment of the xx County Buddhist Association.
Applicant:
Date of application:
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