The Second World Buddhist Summit, which began on Tuesday in Lumbini- the birth place of Lord Buddha, concluded Thursday issuing a 10-point Lumbini Declaration. The summit has appealed the warring factions-the governments and Maoists- to end the ongoing battle in Nepal.
According to reports, the summit has appealed the government to make Lumbini the World Peace City. Moreover, the declaration has asked the government work on the development of other religious sites related to lord Buddha, which includes Devdaha, Kapilvastu and Ramgram.
Over 120 delegates of 28 countries including VVIPs from eight countries including India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Egypt participated the summit. The participants decided to hold the summit once every four years, according to reports. The first summit was held in Lumbini in 1998.
His Majesty King Gyanendra had formally inaugurated the Second World Buddhist Summit on Wednesday.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in his greetings to the 2nd World Buddhist Summit in Lumbini on Wednesday urged for world peace and said, “The Buddha’s message was one of peace and compassion, but also one of mindfulness-of being fully aware of oneself, one’s actions and the world which one lives.”