Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan

Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship or religious interaction between Muslims and Buddhists i...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Adam, Mohd Rashid, Zuriati
Format:	Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Association of Modern Languages 2010
Subjects:	BJ1188 Religious ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BQ Buddhism
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spelling	iium-6662011-09-08T08:02:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/666/ Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Adam Mohd Rashid, Zuriati BJ1188 Religious ethics BP173.65 Islam and religious liberty BQ Buddhism Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship or religious interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in one of the east coast states in Malaysia, Kelantan. A small town, Pasir Mas is chosen as it consists of two major religions, Islam and Buddhism, forming two religious communities living side by side in a traditional village namely Kg. Tendong. It is an ethno-religious study of Malay Muslims and Chinese as well as Siamese Buddhists in terms of their religious interaction in the said location. The study in Pasir Mas could be perceived as a subset study over the dominant set of ethnic groups in Malaysia. In order to measure the quality of interaction, some indicators have been prepared to be applied on a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents that were drawn from Muslims and Buddhists. The sample size together with the above-mentioned indicators showed that the quality of interaction is encouraging in the sense that the universal values of the two religions, namely Islam and Buddhism that bind people together. On the other hand, the discouraging factor of interaction among the residents of Pasir Mas was that trivial issues of religious differences. Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. This result is essential to the policy makers to develop a better pattern of inter-racial interaction in a remote area of Peninsular Malaysia. The study finally discusses the need for broader and more comprehensive research in this area. Malaysian Association of Modern Languages 2010-12-01 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/666/1/MUSLIMS_AND_BUDDHISTS_INTERACTION_IN_PASIR_MAS%2C_KELANTAN.pdf Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Adam and Mohd Rashid, Zuriati (2010) Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan. Working Paper. Malaysian Association of Modern Languages. http://www.mymla.org/
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description	Although Malaysia is a predominantly Muslim country, other religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Taoism, and other traditional belief systems are also practiced. The objective of this study is to explore the relationship or religious interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in one of the east coast states in Malaysia, Kelantan. A small town, Pasir Mas is chosen as it consists of two major religions, Islam and Buddhism, forming two religious communities living side by side in a traditional village namely Kg. Tendong. It is an ethno-religious study of Malay Muslims and Chinese as well as Siamese Buddhists in terms of their religious interaction in the said location. The study in Pasir Mas could be perceived as a subset study over the dominant set of ethnic groups in Malaysia. In order to measure the quality of interaction, some indicators have been prepared to be applied on a total of one hundred and forty (140) respondents that were drawn from Muslims and Buddhists. The sample size together with the above-mentioned indicators showed that the quality of interaction is encouraging in the sense that the universal values of the two religions, namely Islam and Buddhism that bind people together. On the other hand, the discouraging factor of interaction among the residents of Pasir Mas was that trivial issues of religious differences. Therefore, the significance of the study lies mainly in showing the level of interaction between Muslims and Buddhists in Pasir Mas. This result is essential to the policy makers to develop a better pattern of inter-racial interaction in a remote area of Peninsular Malaysia. The study finally discusses the need for broader and more comprehensive research in this area.
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author	Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Adam Mohd Rashid, Zuriati
author_facet	Mohd Amin, Wan Mohd Adam Mohd Rashid, Zuriati
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title	Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan
title_short	Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan
title_full	Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan
title_fullStr	Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan
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publisher	Malaysian Association of Modern Languages
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Muslims and Buddhist interaction in Pasir Mas, Kelantan

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