Global Buddhist Peace Meet held on 25 March 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 1 April 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Global Buddhist Peace Meet commenced on 25 March 2026 at Buddhavanam in Telangana.
The conference was organised by Buddhavanam, a unit of the Telangana Tourism Development Corporation, in association with the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.
Telangana Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao inaugurated the international event.
The primary objective of the meet is to showcase Buddhavanam as a Buddhist Heritage Theme Park to the global community.
The event aims to encourage Buddhist nations to establish monasteries and educational institutions at the site to attract pilgrims from India and South-East Asia.
Delegates from leading Buddhist nations participated in the sessions to present scholarly papers.