The other two attended on behalf of US Buddhist organizations, for the simple reason that they did not wish to provoke a boycott by mainland China, which might cause them to miss this opportunity to promote Buddhist ideals and exchange views with other spiritual leaders.
然而，除了靈鷲山的心道法師是以台灣代表的身份與會外，其他兩位法師皆以美國佛教界代表的身份參加大會。原因很簡單，他們不希望引起中國大陸的杯葛，影響參與大會的資格，錯失了宣揚佛教，以及與世界精神領袖交流的機會。