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.
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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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