16 November 2025 (Sunday) 10.00 AM-12.00 PM In contemporary Asia, religion is increasingly being misused for nationalist and political agendas,
In September 2025 INEB’s enigmatic patron Pomnyun Sunim visited Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand on a mission to better understand the situations of refugees and novice monks.
On 24th September 2025, INEB joined organisations and individuals from around the world at an online event that aimed to
The International Young Bodhisattva Program (IYBP) brings together young leaders from across Asia and beyond to explore how Buddhist wisdom can respond to today’s global challenges.
The MOU sets out a collaborative framework to create a national database of stateless novice monks, deliver targeted welfare support, and establish clear child protection guidelines for Buddhist contexts.
“Every child deserves dignity, opportunity, and belonging. No matter where they are from, they are simply children.” On 30 April
Having the opportunity to join the IYBP in
Taiwan, hosted by buddhist Hongshi Col-
lege, marks the beginning of my journey on
the path of awakening. I would like to ex-
press my sincere gratitude to the INEB
members and those who support the IYBP.
International Young Bodhisattva Program 2025 For Spiritual Resurgence & Social Transformation 📅 21 October – 3 November 2025 📍 Buddhist
“Engaged Buddhism and Inclusive Societies” Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Co-organized by International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) & Gakurin Buddhist
During the week of May 11-18, 2024, INEB’s Sangha for Peace Project Manager Anchalee Kurutach traveled to Japan at the
The 21st Biennial INEB Conference “Buddhist Heritage Towards Inclusive Societies” International Network of Engaged Buddhists Presents the 21st Biennial Conference
Fred Nyabera, Director of Arigatou International’s Interfaith Initiative to Eradicate Child Poverty, alongside Hesha Perera, Manager of the End Child
International Young Bodhisattva Program:For Spiritual Resurgence & Social Transformation 22 October – 4 November 2024 Buddhist Hongshi College, Taoyuan, TaiwanA
To mark the 40th anniversary of INEB’s Seeds of Peace journal and third-year remembrance of the Myanmar coup d’etat in February 2021, INEB and the Spirit in Education Movement (SEM) collaborated in bringing to life an innovative sculptural art project expressing solidarity between the Thai-Myanmar people’s movements for justice and peace.
INEB announces the availability of small grant funds through the Sombath Somphone Memorial Fund. Applications can be submitted by non-profit organizations, or small groups and individuals from countries in the Mekong Sub-Region (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and the southwest region of China).
Saturday 27 January 2024 from 12.00 – 16.30 meet the special guest of the Rainbow Bangkok Sangha, Akāliko Bhikkhu, founder of the Rainbodhi Foundation and chaplain who provides spiritual guidance. at Western Sydney University
The discussions aim to demonstrate how organizations and communities are working together to nurture children’s spiritual development as a contribution to their protection from violence and for the promotion of their holistic well-being.
The first Country Learning Mission in Thailand laid an important skill of deep listening and nonjudgmental dialogue. The subsequent activities
The Training of Trainers (TOT) on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), themed “Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the World,” convened 12
Join us for a timely discussion on the connections between the Rights of the Child and the Spiritual Development of
We are pleased to announce the release of a video commemorating our second country learning mission, which took place in
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) has been publishing the journal Seeds of Peace for over 30 years and
This year, the Wear My Shoes Campaign, in its third edition, aims to mobilize children and adults to respond to the climate crisis and
Join us for an enriching discussion on the Science Behind Nurturing the Spiritual Development of Children In this webinar, we
We congratulate the eleven (11) awardees of the Sombath Somphone Memorial Fund that received up to 3,000 USD in funds
The Young Bodhisattva Training aimed to foster spiritual resurgence and social transformation. It took place from 30 April to 13
The International Young Bodhisattva Program (31 October – 13 November 2023) established by INEB, in conjunction with Buddhist Hongshi College,
This collaborative event organized by different civil societies across Thailand, in particular, peacebuilding groups and religious leaders in support of the LGBTIQAN+ community.
Gandhi saw nonviolence as the instrument of the strong. This realization has come to me after many years of working with the most marginalized communities in India. It is for this reason we have developed the Four-Fold Approach to Peacebuilding.
On April 11-12, 2023, INEB and the Gakurin Seminary organized a two day-hybrid event with youth Engaged Buddhist activists from 12 countries at Gakurin Seminary’s Ome campus west of Tokyo.
Read an activity report of the 2022 World Day of Prayer and Action for Children hosted by Arigatou in Rome.
Register for the in-person Bangkok events here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH2RbZjrW1GOtT8p-JWxncz2fc2MKMhw_-U5EYZNO1ihEtDg/viewform
Literally the name ‘Vajradhara’ means ‘Bearer of the Diamond or Thunderbolt’. According to an ancient text, the Khasama-tantra,
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) and a group of Sri Lankan women peacebuilders organized a gathering for female
The Regional Network for Peacebuilders (Sangha for Peace), convened by the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) with support from
The name Vajrasattva means ‘Diamond mind’. Indeed, he is like the vajra (diamond, thunderbolt) [2] itself, that symbolizes the qualities of enlightenment – the diamond’s purity, brilliance and indestructibility, and the thunderbolt’s energy and power.
(Gathering participants at IWP’s Training Center north of Chiang Mai, Thailand) The Women Peacebuilders Gathering was uniquely designed to become
