| The 11th Panchen Lama, Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, attends a sub-forum of the Second World Buddhist Forum (WBF) in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province, on March 29, 2009. Addressing the WBF's opening ceremony in English, the living buddha said the event fully demonstrates that China nowadays enjoys social harmony, stability and religious freedom. More than 1,700 Buddhist monks and scholars from some 50 countries and regions attended the forum. With the theme "A harmonious world, a synergy of condition," the forum was jointly organized by the Buddhist Association of China, the Buddha's Light International Association, the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, and the China Religious Culture Communication Association. (Xinhua) |
