Religious Harmony

Buddhism welcomes the large variety of world religions and is open to sharing and learning from them useful methods to benefit mankind.

“A Meeting of Two Oceans; Dialogue on Sufism and Buddhism”: a dialogue at the Roshan Center for Persian Studies, University of Maryland.

It is very important to maintain a nonsectarian point of view of Bon with regard to the Tibetan traditions. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama always stresses, these different traditions share the same ultimate aim: they all teach methods for achieving enlightenment to benefit...

The Dalai Lama speaks about two categories of religion to bring peace of mind based on faith: faith without philosophy and faith with philosophy.

Some people have misunderstood the intent of a Kalachakra initiation and tantra practice in general, thinking it propagates Buddhist domination. To avoid interfaith suspicion and mistrust, it is important to examine the issues in light of the historical and cultural contexts...

The Dalai Lama shares his appreciation for all religions since they bring deep benefit to humanity. Knowledge of each other’s religions brings understanding that they all have that same goal.

Dr. Berzin outlines the theoretical and historical features of Buddhism and Islam that indicate a common ground between them, in addition to basic shared ethical principles.

Buddhist science, philosophy and psychology can be of great benefit on a global scale to many issues faced in the 21st century. Dr. Berzin reflects on the particular challenges the major traditional Buddhist countries of Asia face.

All major religions try to answer the questions around what the self is and where it comes from. The Dalai Lama advises us to develop respect for each of the different traditions in order to know the essence of these religions and thus appreciate their value.

Each undertaking of translation from a specific base language to a specific target language has its unique linguistic challenges. In addition, it is important to understand well not only both languages, but also both cultures.