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General Assembly of International

Buddhist Confederation (IBC)

held in New Delhi

By Aanchal Kumari, ANI, November 29, 2023

New Delhi, India -- A two-day General Assembly Mexico AR, said, “The world we are living in now is very
Meeting was held by the International Buddhist complex, there is a lot of violence, and we live in very
Confederation (IBC), a global Buddhist platform, in New difficult times, but we have an advantage that Buddha
Delhi with the aim to elect office bearers of the world teachings are universal.”
body for the next three years.
He further said that we need to take the universal
Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden Rinpoche from from the Buddha’s teachings to different parts of the
the state of Himachal Pradesh was elected as the new world and teach people one of the main principles of
Secretary General of the world body. Buddhism, which is ‘non-violence’.

The event brought together Patriarchs of Buddhist The IBC has around 39 countries and 320 organizations
Sanghas, senior monks, and Dhamma practitioners from such as Argentina, Mexico, Nepal, and Bhutan as its
across 26 countries. members where the General Assembly acts as the body
which enables them a participatory role and brings both
Shartse Khensur Jangchup Choeden Rinpoche is the the Buddhist and non-Buddhist organizations together
new Secretary General of the IBC on one platform.

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC), under Barbara Maas, Secretary of Environment and
the aegis of the Ministry of Culture, is a Buddhist Conversation for IBC, who hails from Germany, said
umbrella body with its base in New Delhi that serves as that Buddhism changed her life as a German and that
a common platform for Buddhists worldwide. Buddhism is something that can improve the quality of
During the event, distinctive spiritual leaders and life of every human being on the earth if applied.
practitioners addressed contemporary issues and
expressed their thoughts on them. “Gautam Buddha 2600 years ago said I have figured a
way out in which you can be happy, in which you can be
Ven Bhikkhu Nandisena, President of IBC, Abbot from contented, that will make you kinder. If we all are kinder