1. Why in News

1.1 2nd Global Buddhist Summit is being organised in January 2026.
1.2 Venue city: New Delhi.
1.3 Aim: Promotion of Buddhist philosophy.

2. Venue

2.1 Summit venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

3. Organisers

3.1 Organised by the International Buddhist Confederation.
3.2 Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

4. Theme

4.1 Theme: “Collective Wisdom, United Voice, Mutual Coexistence”.

5. Objectives

5.1 Highlight timeless Buddhist values:
5.1.1 Compassion.
5.1.2 Wisdom.
5.1.3 Harmony.
5.2 Explore relevance of Buddhist values to:
5.2.1 Social peace.
5.2.2 Ethical leadership.
5.2.3 Environment.
5.2.4 Well-being.

6. AI Initiative

6.1 Introduction of NORBU.
6.2 NORBU is an AI-based Buddhist language model.
6.3 Adopted as “Kalyan Mitra”.
6.4 Purpose:
6.4.1 Assistance in promotion of Buddhist knowledge.
6.4.2 Support in learning of Buddhist knowledge.