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| Who we are:
BEFC is a registered charity incorporated
on June 27, 2001 with the objectives of raising and accumulating
funds for the purposes of funding Buddhism and related courses,
Buddhist studies programs, and chairs and centres for Buddhist
studies in Canadian universities. |
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| Why we are:
BEFC was founded by Reverend Wu De Fa Shi
of Ching Kwok Temple and Reverend Tai Sau Fa Shi of Ching
Far Temple and Ms. Chris Ng. Through Ms. Ng's affiliation
with the University of Toronto Buddhist Community (previously
Chinese Buddhist Student Association - 1994), she met Professor
A.K. Warder who initiated Buddhist studies at the U of T in
the mid 1960's. U of T then had a full complement of professors
teaching Buddhism and related subjects at the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Many valuable translations and academic
works were published during that time. For example, Professor
Warder's "Indian Buddhism" was first translated
into Chinese and published in China in 1984 and was republished
as one of the Ten Great Works in World Buddhism in Taiwan
in 1988. As a student at U of T, Ms. Ng also witnessed the
drastic decline in Buddhist studies in recent years due primarily
to the decline in funding to liberal arts education in universities
in Ontario. The professors at U of T and other universities
as well as the leaders of the Buddhist community felt the
urgent need to focus community support to revitalize Buddhist
studies at U of T and elsewhere. Thus, BEFC was created to
be the vehicle to direct community funding to Buddhist education
in Canada. |
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The Board of Directors of
the Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada
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President: Rev. Wu De,
Abbot, Ching Kwok Temple
Vice President: Rev. Dayi Shi, Abbot, Cham Shan Temple
Secretary: Ms. Chris Ng C.M.A., M.B.A.
Treasurer: Ms. Alice Lee C.G.A.
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