{"id":3903,"date":"2023-04-20T21:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=3903"},"modified":"2023-06-09T05:41:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T23:56:44","slug":"india-has-been-following-the-path-shown-by-the-buddha-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/?p=3903","title":{"rendered":"India has been following the path shown by the Buddha : PM Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3904\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000709701-750x1121.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Modi addressing the summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>New Delhi\/ Raju Lama<\/strong>. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the world is passing through challenges such as war, economic instability, terrorism, religious extremism and climate change and asserted that Lord Buddha&#8217;s ideas offer a solution to these problems.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3913 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000626020-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3921\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3921\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395-768x1148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024064395-750x1121.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IBC Secretary General Ven. Dr. Dhammapiya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Addressing the inaugural session of the Global Buddhist Summit here, he said it is the need of the hour that people and nations prioritise global interests along with their interest. The world will have to think about the poor and countries lacking resources, he said.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3905 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865-768x1114.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865-1059x1536.jpg 1059w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000720865-750x1088.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023714022-1-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/> Modi asserted that India has been following the path shown by the Buddha and cited the country extending help to others, including Turkey after it was hit by an earthquake, to say that it has treated every human being&#8217;s pain as its own.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3906 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000632395-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3919 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023684671-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3923 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024067278-750x501.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>The prime minister noted that his government has constantly endeavoured to propagate the Buddha&#8217;s ideas and highlight the deep links Buddhism has with his birthplace in Gujarat and his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3907 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000657760-750x494.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3928 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025094940-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3930 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1079\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117.jpg 1079w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682025418117-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/>Minister of Culture, Tourism &amp; DoNER Kishan Reddy Gangapuram along with Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Culture &amp; Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi, IBC Secretary General Ven. Dr. Dhammapiya including venerable monks &amp; dignitaries from 30 countries graced the event.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3908 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682000660650-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3918 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682023688013-750x500.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3924 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/timesasian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FB_IMG_1682024059672-750x504.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/> The summit is being hosted by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the International Buddhist Confederation on April 20 and 21. The theme of the two-day summit is &#8220;Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis&#8221;.-with inputs of PTI<br \/>\n<!--\/data\/user\/0\/com.samsung.android.app.notes\/files\/clipdata\/clipdata_bodytext_230420_205809_369.sdocx--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi\/ Raju Lama. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the world is passing through challenges such as war, economic instability, terrorism, religious extremism and climate change and asserted that Lord Buddha&#8217;s ideas offer a solution to these problems. 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