Opening of the 2nd Forum of the world Buddhism

The 2nd Forum of the world Buddhism is himself open Saturday in the city of Wuxi (China is) in presence of more than 1 700 scientists and Buddhist monks come of about 50 countries and regions. The participants will debate the way whose Buddhism contributes to the edification of a harmonious world there.

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"The Buddhism is a religion recommending the opening and tolerance. At the time of the foundation of this religion, the Buddha formulated his ideal state of mind: the equality of all living beings, the harmony and the fraternity," declared the Qinglin, Vice President of the National Committee of the Political Consultative Conference of the Chinese People (CPPCC), at the time of the opening ceremony in the Palace of the Buddhist Mount Lingshan.

"We foresee that the surroundings of the Buddhist world will make radiate 'the mind of the harmony and the synergy', will reveal their kindliness and their compassion, will build the soul of the humanity and will promote the harmonious coexistence between the humanity and the nature, the humanity and the society and the man with others ", declared the Qinglin, that is also chief of the Department of work of the united Forehead of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

The world faces the financial crisis, to social confrontations, to cultural conflicts and to the pollution of the environment, it has pursued, calling to "carry the flag loud survey of the progression of the humanity and to create conditions favorable to the peace of the world ", in order to" persist in 'the harmony and the synergy' and to create the harmony "together.

"The Chinese people always held the flag in top of the peace, the development and cooperation, and pursued the strategy of the mutual advantages and the win-win effects always, while actively participating in the cooperation and to international exchanges," pursued the Qinglin .

At the time of this forum of five days, the participants will exchange their views on the preservation of the music and the Buddhist Tripitaka, that is considered as the encyclopedia of the Buddhist culture. They will also debate the relations that exist among others between the Buddhism and the sciences, the Buddhism and the public aid, as well as the Buddhism and the environmental protection.

 

Besides the seminars, exhibitions of relics, calligraphy, china, traditional objects and photographs bound to the Buddhism will be organized in margin of the forum.

The forum, that has for theme "a harmonious world, a synergy of conditions", is organized jointly by the association of the Buddhists of China, the international association of the Buddha's Light, the association of the Buddhists of Hong Kong and the Association for the religious and cultural exchanges of China.

The forum divides in two parts. The first holds from March 28 to 29 in Wuxi in the Jiangsu province of the, while the second part will take place from March 31 to April 1st in Taipei.

This arrangement is considered like a sign of the improvement of the relations between the continental part of China and Taiwan.

The 11st Panchen llama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, pronounced a speech in English on the occasion of the opening of the forum, calling to the edification of a harmonious world and more of good actions to help the other.

"The sutras tells us: kindliness will be rewarded by kindliness, the malevolence by the malevolence. We must encourage people submitted to the law of causality to serve others with their beneficial actions, indicated the Panchen llama.

"It is only while making moral progress the philanthropic mind that every individual will be able to follow the path of the good, without harming to others; if each shows evidence of love and mercy, is beneficial to all sensitive beings and protect the environment , everybody will be able to benefit then of one happy and harmonious "life, he has said.

He also called to the harmony between the different families of the Buddhism.

 

"The different groups of the Buddhism must respect themselves and must coexist in a harmonious" way, he has pousruivi, "so quick that the Buddha Dharma and prosperous, we must encourage the exceptional talents."

The Panchen llama, aged of 19 years, also thanked the central government for his "understanding" interest and for his "strong" sponsorship of the forum.

"The forum is held in my country, China, that is proud of his Buddhist cultural tradition of 2 000 years. The holding of the forum shows that China today enjoys the social harmony, the stability and the religious liberty, and that China is a nation that protects and makes advance the peace in the world ", he has added.


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