IBC to celebrate Dalai Lama's 90th birthday next month

The International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) will celebrate the 90th birth anniversary of the 14th Dalai Lama.
The event will be held at a hotel in New Delhi on July 13.
This occasion aims to honour the Dalai Lama's lasting impact, spiritual teachings, and his contributions toward promoting global peace and compassion, ANI news agency reported.
The event is scheduled to be attended by international scholars, Buddhist leaders, and experts who have had long-standing associations with Dalai Lama.
The schedule will include panel discussions covering topics that resonate with His Holiness's principal teachings and his outlook for the future of Buddhism, the news agency reported.
The event will wrap up with the adoption of a special declaration focused on "Karuna & Its Relevance in Conflict Avoidance," highlighting compassion as a core principle for addressing contemporary global challenges, the agency reported.
Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, a prominent scholar and former Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan Administration, and Richard Davidson, a well-known American psychologist and founder of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are expected to attend the event.