Mysuru, October 14, 2022 (www.justkannada.in): “Buddha’s consciousness, compassion, and equality should become a part of all our lives,” observed Prof. G. Hemanth Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore.
He participated in the 66th Dhamma Deeksha Day celebrations held at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Center, in the Manasa Gangotri campus today. In his address, he said, “We should seed Buddha’s tenets of compassion in the places where we live and work. Let us all pledge to follow Buddha’s principles by heart,” he said.
The University of Mysore has entered into an MoU with the Seraje Monastic University of Bylakuppe recently. The University is striving to find a special place in research of Buddha. What we all should understand here is education not only helps us to grow, but also helps us to survive and create history. The life of B.R. Ambedkar itself is a proof for this. Whoever wants a life with self-respect should adopt Buddha’s tenets. The responsibility of passing on Buddha’s thoughts and path to the youth is on our shoulders,” he said.
Prof. B. Ramesh, of the Tumakuru University Social Works Research Department, delivered a lecture on the topic, “Progress and Challenges of 66 years of Dhamma Deeksha Walk.” Bylakuppe’s Bikku Lob Singh Dorji, Paul Jor, Dr. S. Narendrakumar and others were present.
Keywords: University of Mysore/ Buddha/ Dhamma Deeksha
