THE GUARDIAN: First Buddhist Scout group in UK launches in Manchester

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Dr Mun-Kit Choy, a research scientist at Manchester University who moved to the UK from Malaysia 10 years ago, will form part of the new group’s volunteer leadership team. He argues that the values of Scouting complement those of Buddhism – encouraging people to “do good things, say good words and keep good thoughts”.

“We want to give our children a lot more than just Buddhism,” says Choy. “We don’t want them to just sit there doing chanting or meditating. We want them to get a holistic education.”