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India
In its November 5 report, FPMT describes offering 100 Shakyamuni Buddha statues to the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, on October 17. The organisation says this fourth offering brought the total to 2,200 and explains how each statue is individually made.
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FPMT’s October roundup, published November 4, highlights statue restoration at O.Sel.Ling in Spain and a one-day volunteer-service seminar at Thubten Kunga Ling in the United States.
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Australia
FPMT published this first-person remembrance on November 3. Tom and Kathy Vichta look back on helping organize a 1974 lamrim course in Diamond Valley, Queensland, and how that experience laid the groundwork for the Chenrezig Institute.
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Nepal
FPMT's November 2 update says the Stupa of Complete Victory at Kopan Monastery is nearing completion. Exterior decoration and work on the shrine room continue, with a Thousand-Armed Chenrezig statue installed. The report announces a December 11 consecration; it does not say all construction is finished. Confirm attendance arrangements with the organizers.
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Taiwan
A Life News Agency report published on 17 October describes a charity performance at a Taipei eldercare centre on 15 October. The 1953 Fo Guang choir shared familiar songs, group singing and movement with residents. The visit offers an example of Humanistic Buddhism expressed through companionship and everyday care.
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Philippines
A Life News Agency report published on 17 October describes a visit by representatives of Fo Guang Shan’s Cebu temple and BLIA to a local temple on 16 October. Gifts included calligraphy and a Buddhist book collection. The exchange offered a simple example of building local religious friendships through respectful visits, reading and goodwill.
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Philippines
Life News Agency reports on 16 October that diplomats visited Fo Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple in Manila on 13 October. The visit included Buddhist cultural activities, an offering of lights and a vegetarian meal. Discussions connected Humanistic Buddhism with character education and community care. This is a retrospective of a visit in the Philippines, not an upcoming registration notice.
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Australia
Life News Agency’s 15 October report looks back at a Nan Tien Temple residency that concluded on 9 October. Sixteen Australian children’s writers and illustrators explored temple life alongside their creative work. Meditation, calligraphy and daily encounters offered ways to express compassion and gratitude in children’s literature. This is a cultural retrospective, not an application notice.
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Austria
Life News Agency reports on 15 October that Vienna Fo Guang Shan joined an Austrian Buddhist open day on 11 October, welcoming more than 40 local visitors. Tours, walking meditation, tea, calligraphy and chanting introduced Humanistic Buddhism through cultural exchange. The report covers a completed gathering; this listing does not imply a partnership with Buddhist3D.
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The Pure Land publisher’s website listed a German-language book announcement on 15 October. Its book page brings together the Chapter on the Easy Path and the Twelve Adorations, with a full PDF link. The first edition is dated October 2026 without a specific day; 15 October refers to the announcement. This is an online reading resource, not an event in a presumed German-speaking country.
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Malaysia
Life News Agency reports on 12 October that a lotus photography exhibition by Ji Weixiong opened at Fo Guang Shan’s Xin Ma Temple in Johor Bahru on 10 October. Forty-five works explore blossoms, seed pods and fading leaves, connecting observation of nature with Buddhist art and everyday reflection. Consult the source and venue for visiting arrangements.
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Hong Kong
A 6 October lecture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong used the Merit Times newspaper to explore how Humanistic Buddhism engages with news, culture, education and community service. Speakers and participants also discussed Buddhist media in the digital age. Life News Agency published its retrospective on 10 October.
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Taiwan
On 3 October, Nanhua University took 67 new overseas students to Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung and Chimei Museum in Tainan. Buddhist culture and art visits offered ways to learn about their new surroundings, alongside the university’s support for settling into study and daily life.
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Taiwan
On 5 October, Fo Guang Shan’s mobile library visited Jinyue Elementary School in Yilan, Taiwan. Two Paraguayan students studying at Fo Guang University joined the volunteers. Stories, games and exchanges across several languages helped children and visitors learn about one another’s cultures. The report was published on 8 October.
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France · Italy
FPMT’s September roundup, published on 6 October, includes a climate discussion at Nalanda Monastery in France, meditation introduced to teenagers in Naples, and interreligious monastic dialogue in Italy. These selected reports revisit work carried out in September; the full source also covers other countries.
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Hwadzan's book announcement, dated 6 October, introduces a seal-script edition of the Infinite Life Sutra and links to an electronic reader and print-copy requests. Its calligraphic presentation offers another way to encounter a Chinese Buddhist text. Consult the original page for the edition, reading options and request conditions.
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Taiwan
Life News Agency reports that 71 members of an Australian Fo Guang scout group visited Tainan on September 29 and met local scouts at Fo Guang Shan’s Nan Tai temple. Cultural visits, group activities and an exchange of gifts offered ways to learn about Humanistic Buddhism and build friendships.
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Malaysia
Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery’s Dong Zen branch in Malaysia has opened a commemorative exhibition on Master Hsing Yun’s life and work. Images, art and music explore Humanistic Buddhism in culture, education and charity. The September 27 opening brought singing and dance together, inviting reflection on carrying this spirit into everyday life.
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Canada
A wellness dance class from Fo Guang Shan Toronto joined Ontario Culture Days at Meadowvale Community Church on September 26. The group demonstrated Baduanjin exercises and a traditional fan routine, inviting people of different ages and cultural backgrounds to take part. The exchange offered a shared space for movement and learning across faith communities.
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Japan
Life News Agency reports that the Japan gallery opened a Dunhuang mural exhibition on 27 September, bringing Buddhist imagery and dance together. Follow the original report for exhibition details.
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