加拿大的平等，自由和多元文化的价值观，让生活在这里的每一个人都因此感到骄傲与自豪。为了我们的社会和谐，为了我们的美好明天，为了让更多的人享有这份安宁与平静。BC省议员Teresa Wat（屈洁冰）近日发起在BC省设立“佛教文化日”的倡议，让更多的人来了解佛家的普世价值，让更多的朋友可以走进和认识佛教。欢迎大家到如下网址签名支持：
https://www.change.org/BuddhistCultureDay
请求在BC省设立“佛教文化日”倡议书
我们很幸运住在风景美丽、物产丰富，人们爱好和平与自由，并拥有互相尊重，多元文化的加拿大。在此我们希望将我们了解的佛教文化，仁爱与慈悲，平等与公正，本师释迦牟尼佛对人性的了解以及对宇宙的阐述，他的慈悲大爱精神分享给人们，在人人心中树立一座灵山塔。
当今社会科技进步，人们在享受物质快乐的同时，也在物欲横流中迷失了自我。过度追求生活享乐的同时，也导致地球生存环境恶化，灾难频频发生。人们因道德观念沦丧，导致社会局势动荡不安，战争不断。
而佛教所提倡的慈悲、平等、少欲、知足从根本上解决这些问题。佛教不单是对人类的关爱，更是拓展到爱护一切动物，甚至花鸟树木，是对宇宙万物的博爱。如果人人学着做菩萨，那么将呈现清净、平等、自由、慈爱、喜乐、民主、安宁的人间净土世界。
和平与发展是当今世界人民都追求的时代主题，这需要人人都怀有一颗博大的爱心和同情心。因此我们发出倡议，呼吁所有爱好和平，祈求公平公正的个人与团体，在请愿书上签上您宝贵的名字，促使加拿大BC省政府将每年五月的第一个星期日定为“BC省佛教文化日”。当获得了一定数量的支持者，屈洁冰省议员会代表我们将向省政府和BC省议会提交请愿书，要求成立BC省的“佛教文化日”。天地日月同在，感谢每一位支持者！最后祝世界和平、瘟疫退散、所有人平安健康幸福！阿弥陀佛！
About 470 million people all over the world are followers of Buddhism founded by the Buddha more than 2,500 years ago. We are so blessed to live in Canada and British Columbia where multiculturalism and freedom of religion are upheld and respected.
Buddhism encourages all of us to stay away from evil, do good, be kind and concerned, serve the society, as well as promoting purification of our minds. Our country, province and community will be more compassionate, caring, tolerant, inclusive, fair, peaceful and free of sufferings and poverty if more Canadians and British Columbians are aware of the virtue and philosophy of Buddhism.
All institutions, community groups and British Columbians, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist, are invited to support this campaign to urge the BC provincial government to declare “BC Buddhist Culture Day” on the first Sunday of May every year and to organize a series of activities with the Buddhist community on and after the Buddhist Culture Day to promote Buddhist culture and benefit all beings.
Please sign this petition to show your support. Once this petition has reached a significant number of supporters, on behalf of all the petitioners, Teresa Wat, MLA Richmond North Centre, will present to the Provincial Government and BC Legislature, requesting the annual declaration of BC’s “Buddhist Culture Day”.
