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World Fellowship of Buddhists
World Fellowship of Buddhists. Organization founded by G. P. Malalasekera with the aim of propagating the teachings of Buddhism and reconciling different traditions. The group has its headquarters in Bangkok and holds periodic world conferences, the first of which coincided with its founding in 1950.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-WorldFellowshipofBuddhsts.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-WorldFellowshipofBuddhsts.html |
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World Fellowship of Buddhists
World Fellowship of Buddhists. Founded in 1950 by a Sinhalese Buddhist, Malalasekera. Its objective is to spread understanding of Buddhism and to reconcile the divergent styles and teachings of Buddhism.
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JOHN BOWKER. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-WorldFellowshipofBuddhsts.html JOHN BOWKER. "World Fellowship of Buddhists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-WorldFellowshipofBuddhsts.html |
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