Religious leaders urge co-existence among religions for peace

KATHMANDU, April 12: Leaders across various religions have urged for co-existence among religions for peace.

Addressing a function organized by Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Lights (HWPL) in Kathmandu on Saturday, religious leaders of Hinduism, Catholicism, Islam, Buddhism and Bahaism also highlighted high religious scriptures of each of these religions advocate for world peace.

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Hindu religious leader Dr Chintamani Yogi said conflicts and distress arises from the religious leaders who are selfish and materialistic, resulting in separation of peace from religion. "Although the teaching from each religion may differ from one another, every person of religion carries a responsibility to seek for peace and actualize it," he said while shedding light on Peace in Hinduism. Addressing the function, other religious leaders Indira Manandhar (Buddhism), Gyani Gurubax Singh (Sikhism), Rahamtulla Miya (Islam), Narendra Pandey (Bahaism) and Paul Simick (Catholicism) argued that all religions seek to promote peace in the world and that misinterpretation of religious scriptures and selfishness on the part of some religious leaders had created conflict in the world.

The HWLP office in Nepal, which was established recently in Kathmandu,had organized the function with the theme--The peace Spoken in each Religious Scriptures. The organization aims at bringing cessation of war and establishes harmony among different religions in the world for global peace.

According to Chairman of HWLP Man Hee Lee, the HWPL World Alliance of Religions' Peace Offices are actively operating as centers for

religious leaders, who desire to participate. Thirty-five offices are currently located in 19 countries around the world including in the US, Germany, Australia, Philippines and Mexico.