Total number of signatures collected offline: 2095

線下總簽名人數：2095

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 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".

請求在BC省設立「佛教文化日」倡議書

我們很幸運住在風景美麗、物產豐富，人們愛好和平與自由，並擁有互相尊重，多元文化的加拿大。在此我們希望將我們了解的佛教文化，仁愛與慈悲，平等與公正，本師釋迦牟尼佛對人性的了解以及對宇宙的闡述，他的慈悲大愛精神分享給人們，在人人心中樹立一座靈山塔。

當今社會科技進步，人們在享受物質快樂的同時，也在物慾橫流中迷失了自我。過度追求生活享樂的同時，也導致地球生存環境惡化，災難頻頻發生。人們因道德觀念淪喪，導致社會局勢動蕩不安，戰爭不斷。

而佛教所提倡的慈悲、平等、少慾、知足從根本上解決這些問題。佛教不單是對人類的關愛，更是拓展到愛護一切動物，甚至花鳥樹木，是對宇宙萬物的博愛。如果人人學著做菩薩，那麽將呈現清凈、平等、自由、慈愛、喜樂、民主、安寧的人間凈土世界。

和平與發展是當今世界人民都追求的時代主題，這需要人人都懷有一顆博大的愛心和同情心。因此我們發出倡議，呼籲所有愛好和平，祈求公平公正的個人與團體，在請願書上簽上您寶貴的名字，促使加拿大BC省政府將每年五月的第一個星期日定為「BC省佛教文化日」。當獲得了一定數量的支持者，屈潔冰省議員會代表我們將向省政府和BC省議會提交請願書，要求成立BC省的「佛教文化日」。天地日月同在，感謝每一位支持者！最後祝世界和平、瘟疫退散、所有人平安健康幸福！阿彌陀佛！