“Samvad”- Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment Consciousness
Our Correspondent /
Speaking out against war Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that solution to all problems lies in dialogue.
“It is my firm belief that the solution to all problems lies in dialogue. Earlier, it was believed that force indicates power. Now, power must come through the strength of ideas and the effective dialogue. We have seen the adverse effects of war. The first half of the 20th century was witness to the horrors of two world wars”, PM said while addressing Samvad, a global conference attended by Buddhist spiritual leaders from across the world, in New Delhi today,
The Prime Minister said, without embracing the path and ideals shown by Gautam Buddha, this century cannot be an Asian century. He said, the life of Gautama Buddha illustrates the power of service compassion and, most importantly renunciation.
Terming climate change as a global challenge, he said there is a need for collective human action to tackle it. Mr Modi said, the poor and downtrodden are the most adversely affected people due to climate change.
” We are people of different nationalities, with different lifestyles, but what binds us is the fact that the roots of our civilisations are in our shared philosophies, history and heritage. Buddhism and Buddhist heritage have been a uniting and binding factor”, he said.
They say that this century is going to be an Asian Century . I am very clear that without embracing the path and ideals shown by Gautam Buddha, this century cannot be an Asian century!
MP said his Government is doing everything possible to give an impetus to this Buddhist heritage across India, and India is taking the lead in boosting the Buddhist heritage across Asia. This three-day meet is one such effort.