Malay translation of Iranian poet’s magnum opus presented to Buddhist leader
Iranian diplomat Habib Reza Arzani gifts Golestan to K. Sri Dhammaratana on eve of Saadi Shirazi Commemoration Day
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (MNTV) – Iran has presented renowned poet Saadi Shirazi’s magnum opus Golestan’s Malay translation to Malaysia’s Buddhist leader, IQNA reports.
On the eve of Saadi Shirazi Commemoration Day, Habib Reza Arzani, the Cultural Attaché of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Malaysia met with K. Sri Dhammaratana, the country’s Buddhist leader, and presented him with a copy of the Malay translation of Golestan.
The leader of Malaysian Buddhists welcomed Arzani warmly and wished him, as well as all the people of Iran and the world, happiness and success.
Referring to Malaysia’s status as a multicultural and harmonious country, he emphasized that followers of different religions live together with mutual respect and without religious conflicts.
Buddhism constitutes the second largest religious community in Malaysia after Islam, with approximately 300 to 400 Buddhist monks active in the country.
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