The 6th World Buddhist Forum opens in Ningbo
Wang Huning attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech
Shi Taifeng attended Yi Lianhong's speech Chen Xiaojiang, Wang Haolian and Yimin attended
The 6th World Buddhist Forum opened in Ningbo on the 15th. Wang Huning, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech.
Wang Huning said that President Xi Jinping pointed out that "civilization is colorful because of exchanges, and civilization is rich because of mutual learning." "Mutual respect, unity and harmony are the correct path for the development of human civilization." Peace, harmony and harmony are the concepts that Chinese civilization has been passed down for more than 5,000 years. Chinese civilization is famous for its openness and inclusiveness. It advocates seeking common ground while reserving differences, being harmonious but different, respecting and inclusive, and constantly bringing new vitality through exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations.
Wang Huning said that the theme of this forum is "Willing together and walking together, and harmony and symbiosis", which is a grand event to show the openness and inclusiveness of Chinese Buddhism, promote the inheritance and development of world Buddhist culture, and strengthen exchanges and mutual learning of human civilization. We hope that the Buddhist community will carry forward the fine traditions of Buddhism, gather the strength to be upward and good, carry out good interpretation of doctrines and doctrines in accordance with the requirements of the progress of the times, promote exchanges and dialogues between different civilizations, advocate harmonious coexistence of different beliefs, and jointly contribute wisdom and strength to the peaceful development of the world and the progress of human civilization.
Wang Huning said that China pursues a policy of freedom of religious belief and encourages and supports the religious community to carry out foreign exchanges on the basis of independence, equality, friendship and mutual respect. Chinese Buddhism has always been an important driving force for the inheritance and development of world Buddhism. The Chinese government supports the Chinese Buddhist community to actively participate in the global dialogue on religion and civilization, carry out friendly exchanges with the Buddhist community of various countries, promote people-to-people exchanges, and promote people-to-people communication.
Wang Huning said that President Xi Jinping put forward the important concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, put forward the "three major initiatives" of the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, providing new solutions to cope with common challenges of mankind, drawing a new blueprint for building a better world, and injecting stability, certainty and positive energy into the world intertwined with chaotic and intertwined. We are willing to work with the international community to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind with the future of mankind with the concern of the people.
Before the forum opening ceremony, Wang Huning met with the guests who attended the forum. Shi Taifeng, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee, attended the meeting and attended the opening ceremony.
Yi Lianhong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony; Chen Xiaojiang, Deputy Minister in charge of daily work of the Central United Front Work Department, Wang Hao, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor, and Lian Yimin, Chairman of the Provincial CPPCC, attended the opening ceremony.
On behalf of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government and more than 66 million Zhejiang people, Yi Lianhong welcomed the guests' arrival. He said that 18 years ago, when President Xi Jinping was working in Zhejiang, he personally promoted the first World Buddhist Forum to be held in Zhejiang, opening a new chapter in world Buddhist exchanges. Zhejiang is an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, an important Dharma place for world Buddhism, and a pioneer in exploring Chinese modernization. We are willing to walk with friends from all walks of life, including the Buddhist community, vigorously promote the excellent traditional Chinese culture, deeply explore the value of the Buddhist era, and work together to build a beautiful world of sharing, sharing, and symbiosis. We firmly believe that the road to the world to build a community with a shared future for mankind will surely become wider and wider.
The 6th World Buddhist Forum is sponsored by the Chinese Buddhist Association and the Chinese Religious and Cultural Exchange Association and hosted by the Zhejiang Organizing Committee. About 800 representatives of the Buddhist community, experts and scholars from 72 countries and regions attended the meeting. During the forum, activities such as main forum, sub-forum, new media forum, television forum and Buddhist cultural theme exhibition will be held.
Source: Xinhua News Agency, Zhejiang Release, Zhejiang Daily