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Vishudhananda Mahathera from Pakistan
China, Tibet, Burma Thailand, Cambodia, and Ceylon etc., though cruel historical forces worked its decay in the land of its origin. Today as we meet in this great conference, to uphold Ahmisa, as the keynote of modern times, we must not only remember Buddha, the hero of this Noble Doctrine but must also rehabilitate him in his true place for the benefit of mankind and sincerely and seriously assimilate his thought and message into our moral and spiritual life. We cannot smile with self-satisfaction by merely paying lip-service to Ahimsa. Mere conferences and loud resolutions will not do, Ahmisa must be faithfully practised, its heritage must be truthfully sought and ill-will must be banished. We must concretly strive for the establishment of a true Ahimsak Samaj. Thanks to the efforts of this conference, I appeal to all the people to inculcate the virtues of love and compassion and non-violence in their day-to-day life for then alone this hatred, conflict and jealousy will cease. War would, then, be banished from the world, as well as, from human hearts.
It remains for every one of us in this conference believing in the concept of Ahmisa, Peace and Truth to exercise his best efforts for the cause of it in whatever part of the globe he is placed. I sincerely believe that such noble objective shall find a fit and fertile soil for its growth in Pakistan, the country represent, since Pakistan believes in the principles of Peace and Justice. It is a happy sign that Islam which once emancipated millions of men from darkness and gave them light, stands for peace and tolerance and hence we would have meeting ground with all religions for joint action in Pakistan where peace and humanism will gradually flower in full blossom so that our objective shall have its realisation.
Before I conclude I once again recall the message of all great spiritual leaders like Buddha, Mohammed, Jesus, Mahavir, Krishna, Nanak, Kabir and Chaitanya who bequeathed to humanity a rich heritage and conclude my version with that great message of Lord Buddha which seems to reverberate the air we breathe.
"Sabbe Satta Sukhita Hantu, (Let all beings be happy)."
Winding up the proceedings of the morning session Muni Sushil Kumar, the sponsor of the conference said,
In ten minutes the session will be over. In the evening session we will have before us the second resolution. We have to think of that as well. We have received a draft resolution regarding the establishment of a Research Centre for Ahmisak Studies and it has been seconded by many. In the world we see around us many types of Universities. For man there are two ways of acquiring knowledge; either through letters or through numerals, but 110
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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