New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Thursday the world is passing via challenges akin to battle, financial instability, terrorism, non secular extremism, and local weather change and asserted that Lord Buddha’s concepts provide an answer to those issues. Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Buddhist Summit right here, he stated it’s the want of the hour that individuals and nations prioritize world pursuits together with their pursuits.
The world should take into consideration the poor and nations missing assets, he stated. Modi asserted that India has been following the trail proven by the Buddha and cited the nation extending assist to others, together with Turkiye after it was hit by an earthquake, to say that it has handled each human being’s ache as its personal.
The prime minister famous that his authorities has always endeavored to propagate the Buddha’s concepts and spotlight the deep hyperlinks Buddhism has along with his birthplace in Gujarat and his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.
The noble teachings of Gautama Buddha have impacted numerous individuals over centuries. https://t.co/M5PuhMbbas
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 20, 2023
The summit is being hosted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation on April 20 and 21. The theme of the two-day summit is “Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis”.
The keynote audio system on the occasion shall be Professor Robert Thurman, a number one American knowledgeable on Tibetan Buddhism, and His Holiness Thich Tri Quang, the Deputy Patriarch of, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha. Professor Thurman was awarded the distinguished Padma Shri Award in 2020 for his work on recovering India`s historic Buddhist heritage.
The theme of the Global Buddhist Summit is `Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis.`”The Summit is an effort in direction of participating the worldwide Buddhist Dhamma management and students on issues of Buddhist and common considerations, and to provide you with coverage inputs to handle them collectively.
The dialogue within the Summit will discover how the Buddha Dhamma`s elementary values can present inspiration and steering in up to date settings,” the PMO acknowledged in a launch.
The Summit will witness the participation of eminent students, Sangha leaders, and Dharma practitioners from all around the world, who will talk about urgent world points and search for solutions within the Buddha Dhamma primarily based on common values, the discharge stated.
“The discussions will be held under four themes: Buddha Dhamma and Peace; Buddha Dhamma: Environmental Crisis, Health, and Sustainability; Preservation of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition; Buddha Dhamma Pilgrimage, Living Heritage and Buddha Relics: a resilient foundation to India`s Centuries-old cultural links to countries in South, South-East and East Asia,” it added.
(With PTI Inputs)
