NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said Buddha’s teachings had been very relevant to combat dominance of casteism and dynastic politics.
“At a time when terrorism, casteism, dynastic politics seem to be overshadowing the teachings of the Buddha, the controversy of love and friendship are changing into more relevant and necessary,” Modi said while inaugurating Buddha Jayanti celebrations on Monday.
Modi once again recalled Bhimrao Ambedkar and how the latter was influenced via the teachings of Buddha. Later, the Prime Minister shared pictures of his visits to Buddhist non secular websites.
“Our custom, tradition and history are proof that we have by no means been aggressors. We have by no means attacked any country. It hasn't ever encroached upon (the territory) of some other country,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi said all ideologies which had originated in India had been in keeping with the welfare of humankind and the surroundings. “Humanity was central to all the ideologies emerging from India,” he added. “Distinctions in society, between religions, races, castes and languages can by no means be a message of India or the teachings of the Buddha, and nor can there be a spot for such thoughts,” he said.
Citing example of Jews and Parsis, Prime Minister-Modi said that they had been residing in India for hundreds of years and had transform an integral a part of India's identification. “The country embraced individuals from any caste, faith, race or faith,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed his government’s flagship tasks reminiscent of opening financial institution accounts for the underprivileged, enabling a cheap top class insurance scheme, loose gas connections to deficient families and different measures for welfare of the deficient.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Prime Minister said, was serving to in the restoration of Buddhist websites in Afghanistan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked tradition minister Mahesh Sharma to be sure that all works on Buddha and studies completed via Buddhist institutes had been compiled and taken on a not unusual platform through a internet portal in a time-bound approach.
“At a time when terrorism, casteism, dynastic politics seem to be overshadowing the teachings of the Buddha, the controversy of love and friendship are changing into more relevant and necessary,” Modi said while inaugurating Buddha Jayanti celebrations on Monday.
Modi once again recalled Bhimrao Ambedkar and how the latter was influenced via the teachings of Buddha. Later, the Prime Minister shared pictures of his visits to Buddhist non secular websites.
“Our custom, tradition and history are proof that we have by no means been aggressors. We have by no means attacked any country. It hasn't ever encroached upon (the territory) of some other country,” the Prime Minister said.
Modi said all ideologies which had originated in India had been in keeping with the welfare of humankind and the surroundings. “Humanity was central to all the ideologies emerging from India,” he added. “Distinctions in society, between religions, races, castes and languages can by no means be a message of India or the teachings of the Buddha, and nor can there be a spot for such thoughts,” he said.
Citing example of Jews and Parsis, Prime Minister-Modi said that they had been residing in India for hundreds of years and had transform an integral a part of India's identification. “The country embraced individuals from any caste, faith, race or faith,” he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed his government’s flagship tasks reminiscent of opening financial institution accounts for the underprivileged, enabling a cheap top class insurance scheme, loose gas connections to deficient families and different measures for welfare of the deficient.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Prime Minister said, was serving to in the restoration of Buddhist websites in Afghanistan, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked tradition minister Mahesh Sharma to be sure that all works on Buddha and studies completed via Buddhist institutes had been compiled and taken on a not unusual platform through a internet portal in a time-bound approach.
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