It has always been the vision of Fo Guang Shan to “let the Buddha’s Light shine over the three thousand realms and let Dharma water flow through the five continents”. True to this vision, Humanistic Buddhism as taught by Venerable Master Hsing Yun of Fo Guang Shan, has been propagated throughout the five continents in the past forty years, from affluent countries to poorer countries, from big cities to smaller ones. It has far reaches from its Headquarters in Kao Hsiung, Taiwan to countries such as Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Brazil, Paraguay, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia etc.This paper will discuss the propagation of Humanistic Buddhism in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a country which geographically lies just above Australia. The paper pays particular emphasis in cultural exchanges, education, charity and cultivation and discusses how each activity interacts with the dissemination of Humanistic Buddhism in PNG.
