Philosophy of Buddhism, its practices from the past and needs of this religion in the modern times will be discussed in the conference organized by the Center for Nepal Asia Studies (CNAS) at the Tribhuvan University (TU) and Indian Council for Culture Relation.[break]
On the occasion, President Dr. Yadav said the message of love, goodwill, peace and nonviolence propounded by Lord Buddha is still relevant to Nepal and the world.
The President said that the Buddhism like great religious philosophy is always useful for the welfare of the humankind.
He said the main spirit of the Buddhism is peace, development and establishment of a fearless society and added that Buddha´s messages were relevant for establishing peace and drafting the framework of the democratic constitution.
Likewise, President Dr. Yadav said that the Nepal can take benefits during Nepal Tourism Year (NTY)-2011 for being the birth place of Lord Buddha.
Buddhist monks, scholars and researchers from Nepal, India, Thailand, South Korea, Myanmar, Japan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and other Asian countries are participating in the conference, said Coordinator of the Organizing Committee, Nepal, Dr. Ramesh Dhungel.
A total of 17 working papers will be presented on different dynamics of Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy.
Rector of the TU Prof. Suryalal Amatya said the conference will help publicize Nepal as the birth place of Lord Buddha and discuss its usefulness.
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