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With Global Buddhist Summit, New Delhi

tries reconnect with Buddha’s legacy

Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama on Friday called for a focus on wisdom and

compassion as he highlighted the situation in Tibet by giving his own example

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ndia, in the last nine years, has
been making big strides follow-
Iing Buddha teachings, said Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Thurs-
day. Speaking at Global Buddhist
Summit 2023 in New Delhi, Modi
said that India has followed Buddha’s
teachings including the path of The-
ory, Practice and Realization. India
has progressed rapidly on all these
three points. The Global Buddhist
Summit is being held at a time when
India is celebrating 75 years of her
independence when India is celebrat-
ing the ‘Amrit Mahotsav’.
“India is moving ahead in the
‘Amrit Kaal’ towards becoming a de-
veloped country. India has resolved
for the welfare of not only India but
also for the whole wide world,” PM
Modi said. “We can embrace hap-
piness only if we renunciate reali-
zations of Victory, Defeats, Fights,
Wars. Lord Buddha has taught the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Global Buddhist Summit 2023, in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI)
path to overcome these. Enmity can-
not vanish with enmity but with Love.
Actual happiness lies in peace, in liv- sues and find answers in the Buddha spiritual leader said. at the term itself, Dependent origi-
ing together with peace,” he said. Dhamma based on universal values. “But if you look at this crisis and nation is composed of two syllables,
If we want to make the world Tibetan religious leader Dalai look at this current situation from one is dependent and the second
happy, then this Buddha’s mantra of Lama on Friday called for a focus the broader perspective of the cour- is origination. These two capture
inclusiveness is the only way by leav- on wisdom and compassion as he age that cultivation and compassion, a powerful insight into the under-
ing the self, the world, and narrow highlighted the situation in Tibet by give you, then you can have a much standing of the nature of reality,”
thinking, he said. giving his own example and stressed more resilient mind. So, even in said the Dalai Lama.
Prime Minister also mentioned upon looking at the current situation your daily life, there might be prob- The leader, while sharing his per-
the Russia-Ukraine war in his speech. from a broader perspective. Address- lems which may seem enormous and sonal experience, said further that if
In an attempt to reconnect with ing the gathering on day two at the unbearable. Still, if you have the each one of us takes his teachings se-
the cultural aspects and better in- Global Buddhist Summit 2023 in courage, you will be in a much stron- riously, we will be able to see the real
tegrate Buddhist ideas, the maiden New Delhi, Tibetan spiritual leader ger position to turn adversities into difference in our daily lives. “Many
Global Buddhist Summit was held Dalai Lama also stressed looking at opportunities,” he added. of us are gathered here, followers of
on April 20-21 in New Delhi in a col- the current situation from the broad- Highlighting the teachings of Buddha, we see ourselves as practi-
laborative setup between the Minis- er perspective of courage to have a Buddha, the Tibetan leader also tioners of Dharma, the reason why
try of Culture and the International resilient mind. spoke about his teachings on de- I shared some of my personal expe-
Buddhist Confederation (IBC). “I can also share with you that pendent origination and how every- rience and practice is to really bring
In better ideating how contem- by engaging in this kind of inner de- thing is dependent upon each other. home the point that all of us, each one
porary challenges can be dealt with velopment and particularly focusing “Among all the great spiritual teach- of us takes Buddhist Practice seri-
Buddhism, the summit shall serve on Wisdom and compassion. It real- ers of the world, one thing that re- ously through cultivation, meditation
as a medium to enhance the cultur- ly can help increase our courage as ally defines the Buddha as a unique and the meditation needs to combine
al and diplomatic relationships with well. For example: in the case of my teacher from the Buddhist point of both resting and analytic meditation
other countries as well with 171 dele- dealing with the current struggle and view is his teaching on dependent is really the way to go and you will
gates from 30 countries participating situation of Tibet, if you think just origination and it really captures see the real difference in your day
in the same. Most discussions aim to only about it from a narrow-angle, the essence of Buddhist insight and to day life once you are able to cul-
understand today’s pressing global is- you can lose your hope,” the Tibetan Buddha’s teaching. When we look tivate a little bit of wisdom,” he said.

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