Also, interactive workshops on butter sculptures and sand mandalas are pegged to be major highlight at the three-day international conference and exhibition on Buddhism - "Atisa and Cultural Renaissance" at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) here.
The conference aims at highlighting the contribution of great saint philosopher, Atisa who lived in 10-11th century.
"The international conference and exhibition is a celebration of peace, compassion, love and sacrifice, symbolized by Atisa. The exhibition tries to portray trans-cultural renaissance through photo documentation from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and China where Atisa spend his life," said Dipali Khanna, Member Secretary, IGNCA.
According to Taisitupa Rimpoche, a monk, spreading the messages of Atisa is essential in this particular point of time in the country.
"The humanity on this earth for hundreds of years is striving for a very basic goal, which is to overcome suffering and happiness. We may achieve it through spiritual means or realistic. As a prince, Sidhartha was the first who realized that spiritual path is a way to real happiness. Spreading his message, Atisa Dipamkar Jnana's contribution was and still is the guiding light for humanity at large in the past, present and future," he said.
The three day event has been scheduled to begin on February 16.
"The event will be an attempt towards rewriting a forgotten page in the history of India which highlights values and social conventions that are a need of the day, as the whole world is suffering from over advancement of technology, fuelling greed, hunger and violence," said Shashibala, a research professor at the International Academy of Indian culture.
A total of 18 scholars would participate in the programme whose highlights includes screening of documentaries, photographs of temples and monasteries.