6th Indo-Japan SAMVAD Conference

• 22 Dec 2020

• The sixth edition of the India-Japan SAMVAD conference was held on December 21, 2020, virtually.
• The Prime Minister of India proposed to create a library of traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures in India. The library will collect digital copies of all such Buddhist literature from different countries.It will aim to translate the literature and make them freely available for all monks and scholars of Buddhism.
• The library's research mandate will include examining how Buddha's message can guide our modern world against contemporary challenges such as poverty, racism, extremism, gender discrimination, climate change and many others.
• The purpose of Samvad Conference is to encourage dialogue and debate on the need to build the future of Asia; to highlight our shared values of democracy, humanism, Ahimsa, freedom and tolerance in Asia; and to carry forward our ancient tradition of spiritual and scholarly exchanges.