Lumbini : The Third International Buddhist Conference is being held in Lumbini on coming Baisakh Purnima.
The council meeting of Lumbini Development Trust (LDT) held today decided to organise an international Buddhist conference in Lumbini on the occasion of the upcoming full moon of Baisakh.
LDT Member Secretary Deepak Shrestha said that a decision has been made to organise a conference on coming April 29 and 30 with the aim of promoting Lumbini in the international community to elevate its promotion and increase tourist arrivals.
The meeting chaired by Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation and Chairman of Lumbini Development Trust, Anil Kumar Sinha, has formed the main organising committee for the international Buddhist conference. It also decided to form a 10-member main ceremony committee with Dr Lharkyal Lama (Khenpo Chhimechiring), Vice Chairman of Lumbini Development Trust, as the coordinator.
The government has allocated a budget of 30 million rupees to organise a conference in the current fiscal year.
