Revised Prospectus of the Buddhasāsana Samāgama or the International Buddhist Society (1903)
Selected Essays of Allan Bennett, Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya - (Volume 2 of Allan Bennett, Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyya: Biography and Collected Writings) - Elizabeth J. Harris
Allan Bennett [+]
Allan Bennett (1872-1923) was one of the first British men to gain higher ordination as a Buddhist monk and one of the seminal figures in the development of Buddhism in the UK.
Description
This prospectus represents the re-organisation of the Buddhasāsana Samāgama that occurred in March 1903, after Ananda M had moved from Mandalay to Rangoon. It was issued as a ‘Supplement’ to the first issue of the journal, Buddhism: An Illustrated Review, and later as a fully-developed ‘Prospectus’. It shows that the membership was intended to be ‘eclectic’; all who were interested in the society’s work could join. Significant also is the insistence that the Samāgama would not abuse or ridicule other forms of religious belief.