LUMBINI, FEBRUARY 5
The Third International Buddhist Conference is being held in Lumbini on coming Baisakh Purnima.
The council meeting of Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) held today decided to organise an international Buddhist conference in Lumbini on the occasion of the upcoming full moon of Baisakh.
LDT Member Secretary Deepak Shrestha said that a decision has been made to organise a conference on coming April 29 and 30 with the aim of promoting Lumbini in the international community to elevate its promotion and increase tourist arrivals.
The meeting chaired by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Chairman of Lumbini Development Trust, Anil Kumar Sinha, has formed the main organising committee for the international Buddhist conference. It also decided to form a 10-member main ceremony committee with Dr Lharkyal Lama (Khenpo Chhimechiring), Vice Chairman of Lumbini Development Trust, as the coordinator.
The government has allocated a budget of 30 million rupees to organise a conference in the current fiscal year.
LDT Member-Secretary Shrestha, said that the conference, which was supposed to be held in November due to the previous political and structural changes in the country, is now scheduled to be held in Lumbini on April 29 and 30 on the occasion of the 2,570th Buddha Jayanti.
Dr Lama, the convener of the main organising committee, stated that the conference is being organised with the aim of propagating world peace through Buddhism and philosophy and spreading the spirit of kindness, compassion and global brotherhood.
He expressed his belief that Buddhist scholars, gurus, distinguished guests, and important figures from various fields from more than 60 countries would participate in the conference.
It is stated that at the two-day conference will see discussions held and papers presented on topics such as Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, Kapilbastu and the heritage of areas related to the Buddha, the environmental condition of the Lumbini area, world Buddhist heritage, and Buddhist education and culture.
The Lumbini Development Trust has said that the first and second international Buddhist conferences held earlier have made a significant contribution to Nepal's religious, cultural, and tourism sectors.