Vadodara: The country`s biggest Buddhist
temple will be set up in Gujarat with the help of Tibetan
spiritual guru the Dalai Lama, Chief Minister Narendra Modi
said today.
"The meeting (with the Dalai Lama) was very fruitful. He
has assured help for setting up the country`s biggest Buddhist
temple in Gujarat," Modi told PTI on the sidelines of a
seminar here.
"This will put Gujarat on the Buddhist tourism circuit of
the country," Modi said.
"The Dalai Lama also suggested that there should be a
research centre in India at the university-level for promoting
various aspects of Buddhism," he said.
The Dalai Lama and Modi, who were in the city to
participate in a three-day international seminar on `Buddhism
Heritage in Gujarat`, held a one-to-one meeting in which many
issues were discussed.
The seminar has been organised by state government and
the Archaeology and Ancient History Department of Maharaja
Sayajirao University (MSU).
Over 1,000 experts, scholars and Lamas from 15 countries
and other parts of the country have gathered here to highlight
the contributions of Buddhism and its philosophy.
PTI
