Prez inaugurates 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference

Bhopal (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Seventh International Dharma Dhamma Conference, organised by the India Foundation in collaboration with the Sanchi University of BuddhistIndic Studies, in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the President has said that the great banyan tree of Indian spirituality has its roots in India and its branches and vines are spread all over the world.

“For scholars, there are different schools of philosophy. But the mystics of the world speak the same language. When realised souls decided to become compassionate teachers or gurus, their traditions came into existence. Many such traditions originated in India and have been flourishing across the world,” she said.

“The concept of

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Dharma-Dhamma has been the basic voice of Indian consciousness.

In our tradition it is said, ‘Dharyate anen iti dharmah’ – that which supports is dharma. The entire humanity rests on the foundation stone of religion. Progress of individuals and society with the spirit of friendship, compassion and nonviolence as well as free from attachment and hatred, has been the main message of Eastern humanism. Personal conduct and social order based on morality is the practical form of Eastern humanism. It has been considered the duty of every person to preserve and strengthen such a system based on morality,” the President said.

She added that Eastern humanism looked at the universe as a moral stage and not as a material battle-ground. In the building and sustaining of this moral order, every individual has to be action-oriented and not rely on fate.