Hindu and Buddhist deities are deeply revered and worshipped by people across the region, "as part of our shared civilizational heritage", the MEA said.
Uttar Pradesh, where Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana and gave his first sermon, has once again emerged as a focal point of global Buddhist heritage.
The four-day event, held from August 7 to 10 at BEXCO in Busan, Republic of Korea, brought together monks, cultural leaders, and travel industry professionals from across Asia, generating significant tourism interest and deepening Indo-Korean spiritual connections.
The discovery is of paramount significance in the understanding of the history of monastic Buddha in early Medieval Magadh and historically identified as Krmila region in the Lakhisarai district.
