⇒ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed on the occasion of 2565th Vesak International Buddha Purnima Diwas 2021 on 26 May 2021.
Vesak- Buddha Purnima is considered the Triple Blessed Day as TathagataGautam Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and MahaParnirvana.
On the occasion of Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C), Shri Prahlad Singh Patel conferred “Vaisakh Samman Prashasti Patra” for 2019, 2020 and 2021 to Dhamma Masters who are outstanding scholars of Buddhist philosophy.
Vaishakh Samman Prashasti Patra honours 2019, 2020 and 2021:
For 2019:
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, India
For 2020:
- Ven. Anil Sakya, Thailand
- Most Ven. Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Abbess, Dongyu Gatsal Ling Nunnery, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Dasho Karma Ura, President of Centre for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research Centre, Thimphu, Bhutan
- Prof K. T. S Sarao, retired as Professor & Head of Department of Buddhist Studies at the University of Delhi. India
For 2021:
- Most Venerable Prof. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu, Vice Rector of the Vietnam Buddhist University, Vietnam
- Most Ven. Bhikkuni Dhammananda, Thailand
The Vaisakh Samman Prashasti Patra was instituted in 2015. It is given annually on the auspicious occasion of Buddha Poornima by the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India and International Buddhist Confederation.
It is given to honour prominent national and international personalities for their contribution to Buddhist studies, research, writing, dissemination of Buddha’s teachings and preservation of Buddhist cultural heritage.