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From June 1st to 2nd, the 18th United Nations Vesak Day was held at the United Nations International Conference Center and Mahachulalongkorn University in Thailand. United Nations Secretary-General Guterres and Thai Monk King Somdepa Maha Muni Ong, Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay, Prime Minister of Thailand Prayuth Chan-ocha, Elder Fanzhi, Chairman of the United Nations Vesak Day Committee, Master Yanjue, President of the Buddhist Association of China, and more than 50 people from all over the world More than 3,000 people from across the country participated.
NetDragon was invited to participate in the conference as the digital Buddhist technology partner of this event. It developed the first United Nations Vesak Yuan Universe product and made its debut at the conference, attracting guests from all over the world.
The United Nations Vesak Metaverse has now built classic 3D scenes such as the United Nations International Conference Center, Mahachulalongkorn University, and Nakhon Pathom Buddha City. Users can create digital virtual images and support multiple ways to register and log in. Real-time meetings, and you can experience the immersive online Buddhist lantern lighting, connecting reality and virtuality, making it convenient for users to participate in the festival online in real time!
In order to celebrate the 18th United Nations Vesak Day, on May 29, NetDragon and the IBSC International Buddhist School of Mahachulalongkorn University in Thailand jointly organized the "Buddhist Wisdom to Respond to Digital Globalization Forum": 2023 United Nations Vesak Day Warm-up Celebration", Buddhist experts from Thailand, China, Bhutan, Vietnam, Myanmar and other countries were invited to attend and deliver speeches. Through the forum, they deeply explored the benefits of digital Buddhism for "coping with the development of digital globalization" strategy and wisdom. Mi Xiong, Director of NetDragon Digital Research Institute, delivered a keynote speech on "Diversified Development of Digital Buddhism", demonstrating NetDragon's practices in Buddhist digital software systems and Buddhist IP operations in new media platforms over the years.
Technological changes have brought more opportunities to Buddhist education. With the background of the “One Belt, One Road” and the help of digital technology, “digital Buddhism” has become one of the current hot spots in Buddhist education, constructing the United Nations Vesak Yuan Universe platform, we hope that more Buddhist organizations will participate, work hand in hand, and use an international perspective to fully carry out exchanges and collisions.
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