The closing ceremony of the Buddhist symposium in Mount Wutai on Sept 1, 2016. [Photo/china.com.cn]

Mount Wutai provided backdrop for the Buddhist symposium, co-hosted by the Buddhist Association of China, Shanxi Buddhist Association and Mount Wutai Buddhist Association, as the event came to a close on Sept 1.

During the five-day event, 30 young Buddhist masters from 25 different Chinese regions and representatives from the Buddhist Academy of China gathered on the sacred Buddhist mountain in Shanxi province to discuss their understanding of Buddhist scriptures.

Master Zongxing, vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China speaks at the conference. [Photo/china.com.cn]

In his keynote speech during the closing ceremony, Master Zongxing, vice-president of the Buddhist Association of China, praised all the masters’ great discourse and wit throughout the event.

He singled out the seminar held on Aug 28 regarding representations and interpretation of Buddhist Manjusri in China in particular as very productive.

The seminar provided a useful preparation for the main symposium, allowing the masters to make excellent progress in further systemizing the teachings and spirit of Buddhist Manjusri along with its evolution in the country, he added.

Song Xinmei, a lay Buddhist, shares her gains and pains in her practice of Buddhist doctrines with the symposium. She concluded her speech by expressing her gratitude for all the masters’ brilliant lectures during the event. [Photo/china.com.cn]

It is the first time the event took place in Mount Wutai. Mount Wutai is known as one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China and the global center for Buddhist Manjusri worship.