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It aims to facilitate a significant Buddhist presence in the ever-expanding realm of computer communications technology, applying this technology to helping make the Buddha’s teachings freely available to all.</p><p>BuddhaNet is administered by Venerable Pannyavaro and a dedicated team of lay volunteers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-771665b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="771665b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><a href="https://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/bnet_brochure.pdf">PDFBuddhaNet Brochure / Donation Form (PDF Document)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d701823" data-id="d701823" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0988cff 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