The two-day national conference held at Sanchi Buddhist University of Indian Studies concluded with an in-depth consideration of the study of the early period of Buddhist philosophy from a historical point of view. The conference concluded here on Wednesday.
Chief guest of the closing ceremony Prof Vijay Bahadur Singh said that Indian society has never accepted the ideas that have taken root.
He said that Indian society has been continuously opposed to tyranny since the Buddha period and Lord Buddha was the first cultural rebel of India who opposed the Varna system and described Yagya as violence-oriented. He said that if any contemplation is not effective in lifting the society, then that contemplation is useless.
Pro Vijay Bahadur Singh said that people will not achieve anything by just chanting names of Buddha, Mahavir and Gandhi, but will have to focus on what were the circumstances that caused their names to be recorded in history.
On the last day of this National Conference, academic intellectuals presented their research papers on various topics related to the central subject.
On the impact of Buddhism in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, E. Shivanagi Reddy, CEO of Andhra Pradesh's cultural center, told that there are hundreds of places where Buddhist monasteries, stupas and temples were established.
Maya Joshi, Co-Professor of Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi, presented many interesting information about the Hindi litterateur Rahul Sankrityayan in his research. He said that Rahul Sankrityayan, born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, was a scholar of 36 languages.
Former co-director of the Archaeological Department of India, T Dayalam, in his presentation said that more than 1300 such sites have been digitized in the country.
Giving information about the conference activities, the convener of the seminar, Mukesh Kumar Verma said that in this conference, 12 main research papers were presented in 6 sessions in two days.
In a unique conference of its kind, the speakers were given ample time to speak and questions. About 40 research papers were presented in academic sessions on both days. University's co-professor Naveen Kumar Mehta proposed the vote of thanks.