First international conference of SCO on Shared Buddhist Heritage begins in New Delhi

Daily Current Affairs / First international conference of SCO on Shared Buddhist Heritage begins in New Delhi

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Category : International Published on: March 16 2023

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The first international conference of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on Shared Buddhist Heritage has begun in New Delhi.
The aim of the two-day conference is to re-establish trans-cultural links and seek out commonalities, between Buddhist art of Central Asia, art styles, archaeological sites and antiquity in various museum collections of the SCO countries.
The event, under India’s leadership of SCO has brought together Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab countries on a common platform to discuss Shared Buddhist Heritage.
The event, a first of its kind, under India’s leadership of SCO (for a period of one-year, from 17 September, 2022 until September 2023) brings together Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab countries on a common platform to discuss “Shared Buddhist Heritage”.