Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on December 21, 2020 addressed the Sixth Indo-Japan SAMVAD Conference.
- The SAMVAD was launched five years ago with former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
- During his address, the Prime Minister said that this forum has done great work to ensure promote the ideas and ideals of Lord Buddha, especially among the youth.
- The Prime Minister proposes the creation of a library of traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures. The library will collect digital copies of all such Buddhist literature from different countries. It will aim to translate them, and make them freely available for all monks and scholars of Buddhism. The library will not only be a depository of literature.
