Sri Lankan Tibetan Buddhist Brotherhood Demanda Porage has come out in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s remarks regarding faith in Buddhism. He said that Modi is a great leader and after electing him as Prime Minister, we can see revival in Buddhism. He recalled PM Modi’s 2017 visit to Colombo, during which he participated in Vesak Day celebrations.
Porez said, PM Modi is a great leader. After he was made the Prime Minister, we can see a revival in Buddhism. We saw the Buddha’s relics traveling to Thailand. Earlier, the holy Buddha relics had traveled from India to Mongolia and Sri Lanka. When PM Modi came to Sri Lanka in 2017, he started his speech with a verse from Dhammapada. We have seen him address Buddhist communities across the world. Recently the Indian government gave 15 million US dollars to Sri Lanka for the promotion of Buddhist activities. No one in the world has done such a virtuous work.
PM Modi supported Buddhism: Bhikshu Sanghasena
At the same time, the founder of Mahabodhi International Meditation Center and monk Sanghasena expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister for the work done for the Buddhist people in India. He said that no other government has supported Buddhism in the country. He said, I want to sincerely express my gratitude to Prime Minister Modi. I don’t remember how many Prime Ministers and governments before this have promoted or supported Buddhism in the country. PM Modi has done a lot for Buddhism.
Sanghasena said, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the International Buddhist Center in Lumbini and gave us a special flight to release the relics of Buddha to various countries like Thailand. Wherever he goes, he talks about Buddhism. In the United Nations he said that India gave the world Buddha, not war.