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The Young Buddhist Association (YBA) is an auxiliary lay group of the Buddhist Churches of America, the mainland U.S. branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Founded in 1974 and originally known as the "Young Men's Buddhist Association" (YMBA, which was modeled after YMCA), the YBA began as a way to offer communal activities for young Japanese-American Shin Buddhist men in the United States.
Barrister Don Baron Jayatilaka, President of the YMBA Colombo, pre 1920.. The YMBA, or Young Men's Buddhist Association, was created in Sri Lanka in 1898. The main founder was C. S. Dissanayake [1] as part of a bid to provide Buddhist institutions as an alternative to YMCA, otherwise known as the Young Men's Christian Association.
Yemyo Imamura (ไปๆๆต็) (May 27, 1867 – December 22, 1932) was a Buddhist priest who was active in Honolulu, Hawaii, and was a leader in the Japanese American community. He was a priest at the Honpa Hongwanji, and started their Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA).
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Tracing its roots to the Young Men's Buddhist Association founded in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century and the Buddhist Mission of North America founded in 1899, [17] it took its current form in 1944.
In 1909, the school moved to new premises at a Buddhist Temple, Ethkanda Viharaya, along the Kandy—Kurunegala main road. The decision was made by Mudaliyar Bandaranaike and Maha Vidane Seminaries. In 1922, the school's management was changed from the Buddhist Theosophical Society to the YMBA (Young Men's Buddhist Association). H.
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During his time in Kalimpong, Sangharakshita formed a young men's Buddhist association and established an ecumenical centre for the practice of Buddhism (the Triyana Vardhana Vihara). [10] He also edited the Maha Bodhi Journal and established a magazine, Stepping Stones . [ 14 ]