摘要
Buddhist gathering focuses on exchanges and mutual learning The late U.S.political scientist Samuel P.Huntington famously predicted that people’s cultural and religious identities would be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world.In contrast,Buddhist masters attending the recent Fourth World Buddhist Forum in China believe religion has actual y brought civilizations together,and can be a force for peace.Eminent monks present
The late U.S. political scientist Samuel P. Huntington famously predicted that people＇s cultural and religious identi-ties would be the primary source of conflict in the post-Cold War world. In contrast, Buddhist masters attending the recent Fourth World Buddhist Forum in China believe religion has actually brought civilizations together, and can be a force for peace. Eminent monks present at the forum agreed that mutual learning and ex- changes between cultures can break the spell of the ＂clash of civilizations＂ theory postulated by Huntington.
