Tibetan MPs attend Int’l
Conference on Buddhism in Amravati
[Tuesday, 15 March 2011, 9:43 p.m.]
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| Geshey Thupten Phelgyel (2nd right) during the international conference on the relevance of Buddhism in present era in Amravati, India |
DHARAMSHALA: A UGC-affiliated Buddhist
Studies Center in Amravati invited two Tibetan Parliamentarians at a
two-day international conference on the “Relevance of Buddhism in
Present Era” held in Amravati on 11 and 12 March.
The conference was aimed towards learning Buddhist values to eliminate
greed and hatred, and effectively pursue the path of selflessness,
compassion and dedication to well-being and happiness of the others.
“Buddhism does not attach much importance to how many people go to the
monasteries, or how many Buddhist books published and read or how many
ceremonies performed etc. In Buddhism service to the people of their
overall development and making them enlightenment are important,” the
organisers said.
Geshey Thupten Phelgyel, a member of Standing committee of the Tibetan
Parliament and Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok, an MP, participated in the
conference.
He spoke on the relationship of Buddhism with that of
world peace, science, ecology and democratic values.
He also talked about empowerment of women and Buddhism and Buddhist way
to combat materialism.
Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok chaired a session on global peace and Buddhism on
the opening day.
The conference brought together a battery of academicians and
researchers, who presented their papers during the conference.
