North American Buddhist Fellowship Conference July 19 – 20, 2013, Boston

Author: Sona Kanti barua

Boston, U. S. A. We have to heal our Buddhists by the Blessings of Lord Buddha at home and abroad.  This is our respectful gratitude to all relating to the success of North American Buddhist Fellowship Conference as we have accomplished our mission by our friends of Boston Buddhist Association dated July 19 – 20, 2013. Please let us remember it days to come. How the Chakma, Marma and Barua Buddhists will survive in Bangladesh?

Suddenly Muslim Rohingya Terror and fundamentalists attacked our Barua Buddhists at Ramu and Patiya and set fire on our Temples and houses dated Sept. 29, 2012. .  Again the Muslim fanatics attacked Supura (Satkania) Barua village dated February 28, 2013. Our Barua Buddhists shocked and we could not think of our happy surviving in our mother land.  

 

Barua Buddhists will survive in Bangladesh

Our dream may come into true soon!  (Origin : Plan to form). On 20^th July B. E. 2557 (C.E. 2013) in Boston, U.S.A. , for the purpose of bringing closer together the Buddhists of the North America, for exchanging news and views  about the conditions of Buddhists in different regions of North America and discussing ways and means where by Buddhists  could make their due contributions towards the attainment of peace and happiness. There were 150 delegates from Canada, Bangladesh and U. S. A. who attended the First Conference representing various regions and communities.  

Let us be united in a platform of the North American Buddhist Fellowship and Metta (Loving kindness) Teaching of Lord Buddha. Sept 29 of 2012 is coming how should we heal our Ramu and Patiya of  Barua community including Chakma and Marma  Buddhists of Bangladesh.         

 As a writer I have visited Bangladesh dated February 10, 2013 and returned to Canada April 17, 2013. Out of fear of Muslim terror we left our homes (Village Shilghata, Lohagara, Satkania) at night 1.55 a. m. dated March 5, 2013.

At the critical moment, Mujahideen terror bombed the most sacred Mahabodhi Temple (including Bodhi Tree and Japanese great Buddha) and your North American Buddhist Fellowship Conference Boston expressed, “We strongly condemn barbarious terrorist attack on the Mahabodhi Temple.” 

We have to remind the September 29 and our burning Buddhist Temples and homes are haunting us day after day. In saving our Bangladeshi Buddhists we have to call the First MEETING of the North American Buddhist Fellowship Executive Council in Sept. 29, 2013 or as you like (with a Budget; the budget in question). New York Buddhist Association / any where (Montreal or Toronto) organizing Committee may think this system to save our Buddhists in Bangladesh. I have suggestions for our Fellowship: I have sincere wishes to dedicate my time, energy and money for your Fellowship days to come.

Regional Centers / Group:

Activities  & Publications.

Chairman of Standing Committees : 1. Finance 2. Publication,  Publicity, Education, Cultures and Arts 3. Dharmaduta Activities 4. Humanitarian Activities 5. Unity and Solidarity  6. Youth  7.  Socio Economic Development 8.  Women.

RE : Draft Constitution of the North American Buddhist Fellowship

Article 1

 Dear Friends,  The name of this organization shall be“ North American Buddhist Fellowship.” Its abbreviation shall be “The N.A. B. F. “   (or as you like).

Article  2

          The Headquarters of North American Buddhist Fellowship is

permanently situated in Boston, U.S.A. (as adopted at forth coming Conference).

Article 3       The Aims and Objectives

3 .1      To secure Buddhist heritage among the members.

Article 4       Patrons

Article 5      The General Council :  Powers and Functions.

Article – 6 The Office Bearers and representation of Regional Centres shall constitute the General Council of The North American Buddhists Fellowship.  

Article 7   Meetings of the General Council.

Article 8       Office Bearers. 

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The writer Mr. Sona Kanti Barua, President of Bangladesh Buddhist Council - Toronto, at first he was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan in 1971 Islamabad and later his job was terminated due to his support of Bangladesh in 1973. Later  he worked at the Royal Thai Embassy as the public relations officer in Islamabad. In May 1973 through the help of Thai Embassy he was appointed by the W.F. B. (The World Fellowship of Buddhists) Headquarters, as the Librarian & Asst. Editor of Headquarters of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, Bangkok and he has represented the W.F.B. to ESCAP of United Nations dated Dec. 18 to 21, 1980. There are his three books (1. Buddhist Thought and Meditation in the Nuclear Age, 2. IN QUEST OF TRUTH 3. Religion and Science ) selected by the Bangkok University and other Buddhist Universities in Thailand.