ii). welcome, support and appreciate with utmost admiration the laudable step taken by His Majesty's Government of Nepal to recognize, declare and develop Lumbini as the Fountain of World Peace and the Holiest Pilgrimage Centre of the Buddhist and peace loving people of the world and applaud that this national commitment shall be for all times;

iii). note with satisfacion that the World Fellowship of Buddhists at its 20^th General Conference held in Sydney, Australia, October/November, 1998 unanimously resolved that "the initiative of His Majesty's Government of Nepal to declare and develop Lumbini as the Fountain of World Peace and the Holiest Pilgrimage Centre of the Buddhist World be heartily endorsed by the World Fellowship of Buddhists and the international Buddhist community";

iv). underline the relevance and timeliness of mobilizing the spiritual and emotional fervor that every Buddhist has developed towards the holy shrine of Lumbini as a motivating and guiding factor in the promotion of the world peace; and

v). commit ourselves to derive inspiration and lessons for action from the rich and varied teachings of the Buddha, the example of his life, the testimony of Buddhist history and the devotion of the worldwide Buddhist community to meditate for the purpose of attaining peace within ourselves and meditate at every level to resolve conflicts on Buddhist principles of loving kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity and counter actively such evils as greed, violence, hatred, prejudice, social inequalities and exploitation that divide humanity and jeopardize peace;

ii). urge that all the three historical sites i.e. Kapilvastu, Ramagrama and Devadaha in Nepal related to the life and career of the Buddha be similarly developed and studied through excavation, conservation and research;

iii). recommend for earnest consideration Sri Lanka's proposal that an international airport be constructed near Lumbini and express our appreciation of the offer of the Sri Lankan delegation to co-operate in Lumbini Development in every possible way;

iv). join hands in the efforts of the Lumbini Development Trust not only by contributing financial, material and human resources to the promotion of its mandate, but also by providing through our participation in a continuing and expanding program of religious and cultural activities in the international Buddhist institutions which are already in existence;

v). encourage Buddhist institutions and organizations to explore possibilities of establishing not merely infrastructural improvement but to develop research and study programs with special reference to peace studies;

vi). suggest a feasibility study of the proposal for the establishment of an International Buddhist University at Lumbini and recommend that a suitable institution be proposed to function as an associate centre of the World Buddhist University to be established in Thailand;

vii). request His Majesty's Government of Nepal to declare Baishakha Purnima (Full Moon day of May) the "Lumbini Day" and organize appropriate spiritual and cultural activities to increase the awareness of the significance of the holy site;

viii).call upon the international community to disseminate information on spiritual and the developmental activities of Lumbini, Nepal;

ix). urge our governments and generous donors in our countries to take note of the growing need for financial support to carry out the work of Lumbini Development Trust;

x). also urge the Trust to initiate to maintain active dialogues with donors and supporters;

xi). request also that the existing Master Plan be reviewed in consultation with international community and others concerned;

xii). appeal to His Majesty's Government of Nepal and specially the Lumbini Development Trust to review the present system and procedures and consider the creation of an international advisory body with a view to ensuring systematic and orderly progress towards early completion of a reviewed Master Plan;

xiii). request His Majesty's Government of Nepal to make Lumbini Development Trust a permanent and autonomous body and the UN to revive the United Nations Lumbini Development Committee; and

xiv). recommend strongly that the local community in and around Lumbini be effective involved in not only developmental activities but also in the maintenance of the sanctity and serenity which the birthplace of the Prince of Peace richly deserves.