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Give importance to human values: seer
Staff Correspondent
`Religious freedom in India is an example worthy of emulation'
# World Summit of Religious leaders held in Moscow on July 6
# Religious leaders from 80 countries participated in the summit
# Need for developing global brotherhood stressed
Udupi: Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji of Puthige Math has said that it is necessary to give importance to human values in the present era of globalisation.
He was addressing the World Summit of Religious leaders at Moscow in Russia on July 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who inaugurated the summit, emphasized the need for communal harmony.
Representing Hinduism and India, and also as president of World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji praised Mr. Putin for opening up the country to the spiritual world and conducting conferences for world peace.
He emphasised the need for development of global brotherhood.
He said that religious freedom in India was an example worthy of emulation. Indians tolerated and supported all the religions and this could be achieved only if mutual respect for human beings was developed, the swamiji said.
The three-day summit was held under the leadership of Allexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and Russia. Religious leaders from 80 countries participated in the summit.
The summit discussed the latest developments in various parts of the world and resolutions aimed at achieving world peace were passed.
The resolution at the end of the summit emphasised inter-religious dialogue.
Give importance to human values: seer
Staff Correspondent
`Religious freedom in India is an example worthy of emulation'
# World Summit of Religious leaders held in Moscow on July 6
# Religious leaders from 80 countries participated in the summit
# Need for developing global brotherhood stressed
Udupi: Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji of Puthige Math has said that it is necessary to give importance to human values in the present era of globalisation.
He was addressing the World Summit of Religious leaders at Moscow in Russia on July 6. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who inaugurated the summit, emphasized the need for communal harmony.
Representing Hinduism and India, and also as president of World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP), Sri Sugunendra Tirtha Swamiji praised Mr. Putin for opening up the country to the spiritual world and conducting conferences for world peace.
He emphasised the need for development of global brotherhood.
He said that religious freedom in India was an example worthy of emulation. Indians tolerated and supported all the religions and this could be achieved only if mutual respect for human beings was developed, the swamiji said.
The three-day summit was held under the leadership of Allexy II, Patriarch of Moscow and Russia. Religious leaders from 80 countries participated in the summit.
The summit discussed the latest developments in various parts of the world and resolutions aimed at achieving world peace were passed.
The resolution at the end of the summit emphasised inter-religious dialogue.