Participants at the conference will emphasize the excavation and promotion of Lumbini's neglected heritage sites.
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A 2-day International Buddhist Conference has begun in Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, on Thursday, organized by Lumbini Buddhist University and supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Transport of Lumbini Province.
The conference was inaugurated by Lumbini Province's Minister for Tourism and Transport Prachanda Bikram Neupane by garlanding a Buddha statue.
The conference, organized with the aim of preserving and promoting the Buddhist heritage in Lumbini Province internationally, is attended by Buddhist scholars and heritage experts from home and abroad.
The university has stated that a dozen working papers will be presented by experts from different countries in the 2-day conference, focusing on how to promote good governance and develop sustainable tourism in the Lumbini region.
The conference is scheduled to feature heritage experts from India, China, Sri Lanka, Finland and the capital Kathmandu to share their academic views and research-based ideas.
The keynote speaker at the conference is Professor Dr. Nareshman Bajracharya. At the program, Lumbini Buddhist University Vice Chancellor Dr. Manikratna Shakya informed that the main goal of this conference is to introduce the invaluable heritage of Lumbini and its surroundings to the world.
Vice Chancellor Dr. Shakya expressed concern that many Buddhist heritage sites are currently undergoing a lack of conservation and that some important sites are still being overlooked due to lack of proper exploration and excavation. It is the need of the day to expose and promote the historical and archaeological Buddhist heritage sites that have been overlooked at the international level,' he said, 'In addition, developing these areas as important and attractive tourism destinations is also the main objective of this program.'
The conference is expected to set a concrete roadmap for sustainable tourism development and heritage conservation in the Lumbini region in the coming days. Provincial Assembly member CK Gupta, provincial secretaries, university professors, students, tourism professionals, social leaders, and others are participating in the conference.
