Religious Interaction of Muslims and Buddhists 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 Buddhist...
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IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/86338/1/86338_Religiuos%20Interaction%20of%20Muslims%20and%20Buddhists.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/86338/ http://journals.iium.edu.my/al-itqan/index.php/alitqan/index |
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| Summary: | 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 a small
town of Pasir Mas in Kelantan. 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. 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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