The 21st Conference of the United Nations Day of Vesak opened on May 26 in the city of Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province.

Organized by the International Council for the Day of Vesak, this year's conference has gathered around 1,000 Buddhist leaders, scholars and delegates from 67 countries and regions under the theme of “Buddhist Wisdom in Promoting Global Sustainable Development and Building a Shared Future for Humanity.”