Hundreds of Buddhist teachers and educational experts from across thecountry gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on May 9 to discuss themodels and methods of education that Vietnamese Buddhism currently uses.

The seminar was themed “Education on VietnameseBuddhism: Orientation and Development”. The participants shared theirviews on education in general as well as Buddhist education and how itimpacts on society, Vietnam ’s Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and futuregenerations.

The principles and philosophies ofeducation, especially Buddhist education and national education werealso discussed at the event.

The first task forthe education of monks and nuns is to implement a uniform curriculum inall existing educational establishments for monks and nuns, said theMost Venerable Thich Chon Thien, Vice Chairman of the VBS ExecutiveCouncil and Head of the Central Committee for the Education of Monks andNuns.

The most important thing is to keep improving the efficiency of teaching and learning methods, he noted.

According to the Most Venerable Thich Duc Nghiep, Vice Secretary ofthe VBS Central Committee’s Standing Board, ever since the VBS wasestablished, the education of monks and nuns has been always consideredan important task for the Sangha.

The CentralCommittee for the Education of Monks and Nuns has also supportedBuddhist education for tens of thousands of monks and nuns at fourBuddhist academies, nine Buddhist colleges, 33 Buddhist intermediateschools and nearly 100 Buddhist primary schools across the country.-VNA