Home » Salient Points of PM Modi’s address at the International Vesak Day celebrations in Colombo on 12 May, 2017
- A day for humanity to revere the birth, the enlightenment and the Parinibbana of Lord Buddha, the “Tathagatha”. A day to rejoice in Buddha. A day to reflect on the supreme truthand timeless relevance of Dhamma, and the four noble truths.
- I also bring with me the greetings of 1.25 billion people from the land of the Samyaksambuddha, the perfectly self awakened one
- Our region is blessed to have given to the world the invaluable gift of Buddha and his teachings
- Buddhism and its various strands are deep seated in our governance, culture and philosophy
- Sri Lanka takes pride in being among the most important nerve centres of Buddhist teachings and learning
- Vesak is an occasion for us to celebrate the unbroken shared heritage of Buddhism
- I have the great pleasure to announce that from August this year, Air India will operate direct flights between Colombo and Varanasi
- My Tamil brothers and sisters will also be able to visit Varanasi, the land of KashiViswanath
- I believe we are at a moment of great opportunity in our ties with Sri Lanka
- You will find in India a friend and partner that will support your nation-building endeavours
- Lord Buddha’s message is as relevant in the twenty first century as it was two and a half millennia ago
- The themes of Social Justice and Sustainable World Peace, chosen for the Vesak day, resonate deeply with Buddha’s teachings
- The biggest challenge to Sustainable World Peace today is not necessarily from conflict between the nation states
- It is from the mindsets, thought streams, entities and instruments rooted in the idea of hate and violence
- On Vesak let us light the lamps of knowledge to move out of darkness; let us look more within & let us uphold nothing else but the truth
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