NEW DELHI: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to deliver a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the Global Buddhist Summit on Thursday.The PM will address the inaugural session of the Global Buddhist Summit on 20th April, 2023 at 10 AM at Hotel Ashok in Delhi.
India is hosting the Global Buddhist Summit in New Delhi, where leaders and scholars from the Buddhist community around the world will gather to mull over contemporary global issues through a Buddhist perspective. The summit focus to seek solutions to problems such as climate change, poverty, and conflict, among others, by exploring the Buddhist teachings and practices.
The International Buddhist Confederation and the Ministry of Culture are organising the two-day conference, which will take place in Delhi. The summit's topic, "Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis," intends to bring together Buddhist scholars and leaders from all around the world to discuss pressing global issues. The discussions will centre on four primary topics: peace, the environmental catastrophe, the preservation of the Nalanda Buddhist tradition, and living legacy and Buddha relics.
The main objective of the gathering is to explore ways of disseminating and internalizing universal values while fostering collaboration among Dharma practitioners across philosophical, cultural, and national differences. The ultimate goal is to address pressing global challenges and develop a sustainable model for a peaceful and harmonious future.
Distinguished scholars, Sangha leaders, and Dharma practitioners from around the globe will partake in discussions on current global issues and seek solutions from the Buddha Dhamma (in Pali) or Dharma (in Sanskrit) based on universal values.
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