about Us
1.0 Origin
Looking at the development of contemporary Malaysian Buddhism, from its infancy to today, we are in the growth stage of development. At present, temples and monasteries are spread all over the country, believers are widely distributed, and lay Buddhist groups are everywhere. There are outstanding Buddhist masters and monks and lay Buddhists who guide the public to learn Buddhism. At this time, Malaysian Buddhism as a whole still lacks a platform that can enable the majority of believers (especially working believers) to improve their study of Buddhism. This platform for studying Buddhism fundamentally needs to gather local Buddhist experts to correctly guide the public to study the essence of classics. Seeing the needs of Malaysian Buddhism in this regard, the Malaysian Buddhist Foundation decided to use modern communication facilities to provide the online course "Introduction to Buddhist Classics" for the majority of Buddhists currently in the workplace, so that everyone can systematically study Buddhist principles after work. This is the origin of the establishment of Yijing Academy.
2.0 Purpose
Yijing Academy is an online platform for studying Buddhism established by the Malaysian Buddhist Development Foundation (MBDF) on its official website. It currently mainly provides study resources on classics for believers who want to improve their Buddhist knowledge. Our mission:
Gathering together Malaysian Buddhist experts and providing a platform for them to guide the public to correctly study the essence of Buddhist scriptures
Provide the general public with a guide to Buddhist scriptures to deepen their understanding of the Buddhist canon and improve their study of Buddhism
3.0 Logo Description
The name of the academy was chosen after Master Yijing, mainly to commemorate one of the four great Chinese Buddhist translators who once traveled to the Malay Peninsula by sea, and at the same time to promote the master's spirit of exploring the Buddhist scriptures.
The three spokes represent precepts, concentration and wisdom, and the waves represent the sea. This has two meanings. One is that only with precepts, concentration and wisdom can one reach the other shore. The other is to remember Master Yijing’s unyielding spirit in seeking the Dharma while he traveled along the coast to obtain Buddhist scriptures.
