On June 11, 2023, Mr. Yu Jingshan, President of Lumbini Buddha Shrine Construction Charity Foundation, visited Buddhists Online in Beijing and was warmly received by Mr. An Husheng, Director-General of Buddhists Online. Director General An Husheng first introduced the founding intention and development process of Buddhism Online to President Yu. Director General An Husheng said that with the increasing influence of Buddhist culture in society, the scale and influence of Buddhism Online are also growing. Buddhism is so good that it should be shared by everyone. Expect to spread Buddhist ideas through their own abilities and resources。
President Yu highly appreciated the views and thoughts of the Director-General, and briefed the Director-General on the founding purpose of the Lumbini Buddha Holy Site Construction Charity Foundation: to build Lumbini into the first core holy site for Buddhist believers and devotees around the worldMission、"Welcome the Buddha and his whole family to return to their hometown and realize the Buddha's long-cherished wish of returning to his hometown!" forQuest、The "pilgrimage + tourism" model will promote Nepal's economic development and benefit the Nepalese peopleaim，It is planned to build a series of engineering projects such as "Buddha Square (Sakyamuni's Temple)" and "Lumbini Buddhist Cultural Tourism Special Economic Zone" in Lumbini, and actively planned for more than 10 years, and the overall project planning has been affirmed by the Nepalese government. It is hoped that people and institutions in the Buddhist community, including Buddhism Online, will strongly support and actively participate in "welcoming the soul of the Buddha's whole family to his hometown and realizing the long-cherished wish of the Buddha to return to his hometown".
After hearing this, Director General An Husheng was very excited and pleased, and said that as a person who has a destiny with the Buddha, letting the whole family of the Buddha return to the root is a good act of infinite merit, and we should devote ourselves to and actively participate in it.
Director General An Husheng (left) President Yu Jingshan (right)
