What Buddhists Believe Expanded 4th edition

XIV ! WHAT BUDDHISTS BELIEVEEnglishmen, Ven. Anoma Mahinda and Ven. Sumangala. TheChinese educated Buddhists, had to rely on well-known Chinesemonks like Ven. Chuk Mor, Ven. Kim Beng and others.In 1952 Ven. K Sri Dhammananda, then only 34 years old, wasinvited to become the chief incumbent of the Buddhist Temple inBrickfields, Kuala Lumpur. He immediately recognized theenormous potential that existed for the propagation of the Dharmaamong the Chinese in the country. He embarked on a teaching andwriting career which has now spanned half a century and hastransformed the image of Buddhism so effectively that today it ispracticed by growing numbers of Malaysians. This is because hehas steadfastly stood his ground in declaring that Buddhism canonly be correctly practiced if one returns to the original teachingsof the Buddha. At the same time he has supported the spread notonly of Theravada Buddhism, but also of Mahayana and of Vajrayanabecause he maintained that all these schools are a part of the ekayana,the One Way.While serving the spiritual and cultural needs of the membersof the Sasana Abhiwurdhi Wardhana Society, Ven. Dhammanandaalso founded the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia whichcontinues to publish and distribute his numerous writings as wellas other books all over the world. One of the Venerable’s books,WHAT BUDDHISTS BELIEVE, was first published in 1962 as a collectionof down to earth responses to questions regarding how the Buddha’steachings can help people cope with contemporary problems. Thebook immediately gained a wide readership which amply provedthat it satisfied a long felt need among Buddhists. It was revised in