The seminar was held as part of the 11th Nanhai Buddhism Shenzhen Forum in Vientiane. Participants included Most Venerable Yin Shun, President of the Shenzhen Buddhist Association and Abbot of Hongfa Temple in China; Most Venerable Damlong Phimmachack, Vice President of the Central Committee of the Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization (LBFO) and Head of its International Monks Affairs Committee; Sonsamai Vorasane, Director General of the Department of Ethnic and Religious Affairs under the Prime Minister’s Office; Buddhist monks from 30 countries; and representatives of the Lao Front for National Development.
