2nd World Buddhist Summit gets underway
The 2nd World Buddhist Summit kicked off amid much fanfare in Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, on Tuesday.
Over 120 delegates of 28 countries including VVIPs from eight countries including India, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Cambodia and Egypt have already arrived in Lumbni while all other invitees are expected to arrive by the evening, the organisers said. Over 600 people, including observers are participating at the summit.
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In the morning, a prayer ceremony was organised in Lumbini in which Buddhist monks from various countries and the guests were present. A peace rally was also organised ahead of the ceremony in the morning. Three work papers were presented at the beginning of the summit.
Formal ceremony will begin from Wednesday when His Majesty King Gyanendra inaugurates the summit at 11:00 a.m., the organisers said.
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari, Home Minister Purna Bahadur Khadka, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Deep Kumar Upadhaya, and few other ministers and heads of security agencies have arrived in Lumbini.
Security has been beefed up in and around Lumbini and along the highways while, according to Home Minister Khadka, special arrangements have been made for the safety of the guests. He said the delegates and other guests coming to participate at the summit were being escorted to Lumbini from the Gautam Buddha Airport at Bhairahawa. nepalnews.com mbk Nov 30 04
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