Institute of Religion faculty member Mr. Leo-Martin Ocampo presented a paper on ‘Building Bridges of Consensus and Openness: Gems from Humanistic Buddhism and Fo Guang Shan’ during the 4th Humanistic Buddhism Youth Forum at Fo Guang Shan Temple held in Singapore from October 27 to 29, 2017.
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The forum, with the theme: ‘Consensus and Openness’ aimed to build more awareness especially on the youth about the importance of collaborative work between world religions. Ocampo also presented his literary piece: ‘The Day I Met Consensus and Openness.’ The forum was attended by representatives from ten countries. Ocampo also translated to Filipino Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care of environment.