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Headline   Chinese Buddhism needs reach out to the world, and Buddhists are enthusiastic about overseas study. These were the messages from a seminar held for returning oversea students at Shanghai's Jade Buddha Temple on July 9, 2008. Full Story Updates   · Buddhist multi-lingual seminar closes · Buddhists call for improved educational opportunities · Buddhists gather in Shanghai · Buddhists gear up for globalization · Display of Chinese Buddhists' clothes · Buddhist studies seminar banquet More

General introduction   About the seminar The 2008 Seminar on Buddhist Studies in Foreign Languages opens in Shanghai on the morning of July 9, 2008. Over 100 Buddhists from HK, Macao, Taiwan and the mainland will attend the three-day seminar and 86 will make speeches. Buddhism in China Buddhism, the dominant religious philosophy in China, first arrived during the Han Dynasty and played a central role in Chinese culture and history. Yufo Temple Tucked away in Shanghai's downtown area, surrounded by clusters of high buildings, Yufo Temple (Jade Buddha Temple) is renowned for a jade Buddha statue.

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