New Delhi, April 17 (). Culture and Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first Global Buddhist Summit in the national capital on April 20.
The Ministry of Culture in association with its grantee body International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) will host the Global Buddhist Summit (GBS) on April 20-21 at Ashoka Hotel.
Respected Minister. Kishan Reddy told reporters that for the first time prominent Buddhist monks from different countries would come to India and participate in the summit. He said the summit would discuss how to deal with contemporary challenges with the help of Buddhist philosophy and thought.
The global summit will mark the significance and importance of India in Buddhism, as Buddhism originated in the country.
The minister also said that the theme of the two-day summit is Responding to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy for Practice.
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