The Association of Theravāda Buddhist Universities (ATBU) is an inclusive global network. It unites the people, knowledge and skills of every Higher Education Institution with a specific mission to educate students to understand and practise the Buddha’s Dhamma as presented in the Pāḷi Canon.
ATBU 2nd Bi-annual Conference: A Call for Papers

The 2nd Bi-annual conference of the Association of Theravada Buddhist Universities is going to be held from Wednesday 4  to Sunday 8 of March 2009 at Sitagu International Buddhist Academy in Sagaing. The conference  is taking place immediately after the opening of the new convocation hall, modelled on the famous Sanchi Chaitiya, at SIBA.
 

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Two Honorary Doctorate Degrees awarded for the ATBU Chairman

26, Oct 2008 — The Chairman of the ATBU has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees in seven months, one from Mahamakut Buddhist University in Bangkok, Thailand and the other by Nalanda University, India.
The Second Bi-Annual Conference of the ATBU is going to be held in Sitagu International Buddhist Academy
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Dear ATBU Member-Universities and Colleges,

The ATBU will be two years in coming March, so another bi-annual conference is due. This Second Bi-Annual Conference of the ATBU is going to be held in Sitagu International Buddhist Academy, Sagaing, Myanmar between 6 to 9th, March 2009 (not in December as intended earlier).
A new breed of monk rises in Myanmar

Tue 19 Aug 2008 Sagaing, Myanmar — Sitagu Sayadaw sits on a raised platform, three visitors kneeling below him, and explains the source of his power as a Buddhist monk. "I don't have any guns but I have very strong weapons: love, kindness and compassion," he says, as two novice monks massage his feet.
Dhamma-samvega: A Dhammic Condolence to Ven. Dr. Dhammasami

We have learned with Dhamma-samvega that the beloved mother of Venerable Dr. Khammai Dhammasami has passed away peacefully a few days ago. Venerable Dr. Khammai Dhammasami is the General-secretary of ATBU, IABU and Abbot of Oxford Buddha Vihara in UK. He has been flying in and out of Myanmar often in recent months in order to take care of his mother who has been sick for a while.
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