SAARC Journalist Forum International President Raju Lama met Abhijeet Halder Director General and Khenpo Chimed Tsering President of International Buddhist Confederation, IBC in New Delhi ahead 2nd Global Buddhist Summit. Their meeting was held ahead of 2nd Global Buddhist Summit going to held on 24 and 25 in New Delhi.

International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Culture, brings together global Buddhist leaders, scholars and policymakers to deliberate on contemporary global challenges through the lens of Buddha Dhamma.

The Summit, to be held at Bharat Mandapam, will be organised under the theme “Collective Wisdom, United Voice, and Mutual Coexistence”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the two-day event as Chief Guest, continuing the tradition set during the inaugural Global Buddhist Summit held in New Delhi in 2023.

Prominent speakers and panellists include Maris Sangiampongsa, former Foreign Minister of Thailand; Most Venerable Thich Duc Thien of Vietnam; Gyeltrul Jigme Rinpoche of India; Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche of Bhutan; Most Venerable Ashin Kumara of Myanmar; Prof. Dr. Subarna Lal Bajracharya of Nepal; Rev. Kosho Tomioka of Japan; Master Shih Jian-Yin of Taiwan; Ven. Ananda Bhante of India; and renowned Buddhist scholar Prof. Robert Thurman of the United States, among others.

The Summit’s deliberations will be structured around five thematic sessions: collective wisdom and united voice for social harmony; entrepreneurship and right livelihood in Buddha Dhamma; scientific research, healthcare, medicine and sustainable living; learning in the light of Buddha Dhamma; and Sangha dynamics, including roles, rituals and practice.