12th General Assembly of Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace
On 17th January, 2024, the Vice President of India inaugurated the 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace in New Delhi.
- Theme: The Buddhist Voice of Global South.
About ABCP
- It was founded in 1970 at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia as a voluntary movement of followers of Buddhism with both monastic (monks) and lay members.
- It is currently headquartered at the Gandanthegchenling Monastery in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- The roots of founding of ABCP lay in the Cold War Politics of peace movements and consolidation of allies and building popular outreach among masses through various organizations.
- In 1983, ABCP was admitted to the mutual-information category ....