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12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist

12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace

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January 19, 2024

Context: 

The 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace was inaugurated  in New Delhi by the Vice President of India.

  • Theme:  – Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace- The Buddhist Voice of Global South.

Highlights of the Vice President Address: 

  • Indian initiative to promote Buddhism: Development of the Buddhist circuit and India International Centre for Buddhist Culture, boosting connectivity for international travelers to access sites of Buddhist heritage.
  • Idea of Middle path: Buddha’s Middle Path – a tapestry of friendship, moderation & reverence for all life,  offers a sustainable path when the world is increasingly facing chaos due to  disruptive technologies and conflicts.
  • Age of Ethical  Uncertainty: Buddha’s Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path can help foster inner peace and non-violence and  offer a path of sustainability, simplicity, moderation, and reverence for all life.

Four Noble Truths of Buddhism: 

  • Truth  of suffering or dukkha 
  • Truth  of the cause of suffering or samudaya
  • Truth  of the end of suffering or nibbana
  • Truth  of the path that leads to the end of suffering or marga

Noble Eightfold Path

  • They are Right Understanding, Right thought, Right speech, Right action, Right livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right concentration.

Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace (ABCP)

  • Established: It  was founded in 1970 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as a voluntary movement of followers of Buddhism with both monastic (monks) and lay members. 
  • Headquarters:  Gandanthegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • Members: Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamshala, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Japan and Russia
  • Aim:  Disseminating the Buddhist culture, tradition and heritage.
  • Journal: It publishes a journal called  “Dharmaduta’ 
  • Recognition: The United Nations granted the ABCP the status of an accredited Non-Governmental Organization with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).

News source: PIB

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