‍Promoting the exchange of different religious cultures and building a community of a shared future for mankind has always been a goal for the Religious Leaders Dialogue at the Boao Forum in the past three years. This year’s dialogue with religious leaders was held Wednesday in south China's Hainan Province, with CGTN anchor Tian Wei hosting the dialogue and a total of three religious leaders attending the discussion.

Although Asian countries have vastly different cultures and religions, China and its rich culture has had a profound impact on neighboring countries in Asia during its long history. At the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a keynote speech under the theme of "Asia's New Future: Towards a Community of Common Destiny." He said: "Asia has proudly maintained its distinct diversity and still nurtures all the civilizations, ethnic groups and religions in this big Asian family." In the same year, the Religious Leaders Dialogue was first launched at the Boao Forum to promote the coexistence and exchange of different religions.

This year's dialogue has continued to engage the topic of "using religions to benefit the world as well as connect the heart and mind of people," but there is more to share after three years of development.

In answering to Tian Wei’s question of how to build a community of a shared future for mankind, the panelists explain their points of view from their own religious perspectives.

"To answer that, we need to figure out where are we from, where are we now, and where are we going. These questions are not only on the minds of politicians, but also on the minds of religious masters and practitioners," Yin Shun, Vice Chairman of the Buddhist Association of China said.

Yin Shun pointed out that Buddhism believes in actions and all desires without actions are vain. He believes that anyone who cares about human well-being and expects peace and harmony in the world should embrace the goal of building a community of a shared future for humankind.

Zhang Gaocheng, Chief Rev. of Tongbai Gong Taoist Temple at Mountain Tiantai in Zhejiang Province, told the reporters that Taoism is more pragmatic. In the face of any temptation, the Taoism practitioners must work hard step by step to achieve success.

"I think all the issues of mankind are caused by greed. For example, in the eye's of a Taoist, the problem of global warming is a result of too much demand. Mankind usually does not know where to stop, so it never stops. And Taoism has advocated for the appropriate point to stop from asking more," Zhang noted.

This year's annual conference, held on April 8-11 with the theme of "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity",  attracted the top names from the realms of business, politics, media and culture to join the forum.