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dated May 24, 1956: Buddha's message

The message of love and peace given by Gautama Buddha is needed more today than at any other time in a world preoccupied with thoughts of the atom and hydrogen bomb. Humanity is literally at the crossroads today and "following the path of peace and co-existence as preached by the Buddha appears to be the only alternative to destructive wars and subsequent misery," said the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, in a Buddha Jayanthi message, broadcast by All India Radio on May 24. Dr. Rajendra Prasad said: "On the auspicious occasion of the 2,500th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha, I send my greetings to my countrymen and, indeed, to every citizen of the world. It is a solemn day for all those who believe in the supremacy of virtue and the superiority of human spirit over things mundane and ephemeral. People of this land, where he underwent a process of rigorous penance in search of truth and where he preached the gospel of absolute tolerance and universal peace, are bound to experience a special joy on this occasion."

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