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DISCUSSION
3:10pm Tuesday 23rd Sep 2018
Jury's Inn Suite 104


PROPOSITION

Adopting of the collective noun of 'the European Shin Buddhist Congress' (ESBC) as a title/name for Shin groups and individuals presently supported by the International Association of Buddhist Culture (IABS) and those listed in the 2017 edition of the Directory of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha Overseas Districts, under the heading of 'Europe'.

As our biennial European Shin Conferences have evolved, the term "IABC Presentation" has come to be used to differentiate IABC supported presentations from those made by members of the European branch of International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies (IASBS). This is a misnomer!

The IABC is a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation authorized by the Japanese Government to promote Buddhism throughout Europe and the rest of the world, and while many may benefit from this support, none of them can claim to be ‘members’ of that organization or have an 'IABC presentation' at ESC19.

Following discussions between the organizers of ESC19 and the IABC we have concluded that this problem could be easily and elegantly solved by the IABC-supported Shin groups and individuals in Europe adopting the collective title/name ‘European Shin Buddhist Congress’ (ESBC).


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ESC19 LOGO [logoonly.jpg 19th European Shin Buddhist Conference
Held in conjunction with the 18th IASBS European Branch Conference
20th - 24th August 2018

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