SIBA, Russia’s Buddhist Foundation sign cooperation agreement
A cooperation agreement was signed on 11
August in Moscow between Myanmar’s Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
(SIBA) and the Russian Federation’s Foundation for the Promotion of Buddhist
Education and Research.
Key objectives of the agreement are to
strengthen academic cooperation between the two organizations in the fields of
Buddhist literature, research, education, and culture, and to promote mutual
understanding.
The agreement has a term of five years
and encompasses organizing conferences and academic seminars on Buddhist
philosophy, history, and practices, conducting training programmes and research
through reciprocal exchanges of teaching faculty, researchers, and administrators,
and collaborating on research concerning ancient Buddhist scriptures, historical
sites, and contemporary teachings.
The agreement was signed by the
Chancellor and Patron of the Sitagu Buddhist Academies, the Sitagu Sayadaw, and
Mr Alexey Maslov, Chairman of the Russian Foundation and Head of Asian Studies
at the Russian State University. — MT/ZN
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